On Tuesday, Liquor shops opened in Varanasi for few hours amid restrictions imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19.
As per the official orders, they are allowed to operate from 7 am to 1 pm.
The curfew imposed in the district to contain the spread of COVID-19 has been extended till 7 am on May 17. The restrictions exempt industrial activities, hardware shops & Govt construction works.
Dairies, vegetable & fruit shops, bakeries, sweets shops, liquor shops will remain open till 1 pm.
As per the union Health Ministry, Uttar Pradesh has 2,25,271 active COVID-19 case. The state has seen 12,83,754 recoveries & death toll has gone up to 15,742.
Uttar Pradesh is one of the 10 states whcih account for over 72% of the new coronavirus cases in the country.
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