Agartala, Jan 19 (UNI) Tripura government has declared the closure of all multiplex, shopping malls, cinema halls, entertainment parks, picnic spots, fairs and exhibitions from Thursday following the continuous surge of Covid19 over a week, said government spokesperson Sushanta Chowdhury.
Talking to media on Wednesday he said the night curfew timings has been extended from 8 PM to 5 AM instead of the existing time of 9 PM till January 31 while attendance in government offices in Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) area was reduced to 50 per cent besides strict implementation of Covid19 protocol.
An upward trajectory of Covid19 infection has been witnessed in the last 10 days recording a total number of over 8000 positive cases with 14 deaths in Tripura, which spurt the positivity rate in the city to 24 per cent. However, no Omicron case has been detected in Tripura so far, he stated.