Business hours until 2 p.m. to be able to access parts of Chittoor dist. to stay.

Even when the revised 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. relaxation times went into effect on Monday during the partial curfew to contain the spread of the coronavirus in the state, several parts of Chittoor district are still completely closed or follow the 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. business schedule

In these end areas, flanked by Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, more than 900 infections per day were recorded by June 20. However, the single day number fell below 600 on Monday for the first time since May, with 80% of cases being from the rural areas.

Full lockdown continues in Chittoor Municipal Corporation’s Doddipalle and Anupalle localities, while relaxation times remain in several departments until the afternoon. The mandal in Varadaiahpalem, which borders Tamil Nadu, saw curfew from 2 p.m. on Monday.

Given the high positive cases in rural areas, authorities are considering limiting relaxation times to the afternoon for the next week.

However, officials breathed a sigh of relief as only 100 cases were reported in the city belt, which is made up of the Chittoor and Tirupati municipal bodies. The Punganur community recorded zero infections for the third time in a row on Monday. The Palamaner community saw the numbers rise again after a decline in the number of infections last week.

Hurry at picnic areas

The effects of extending relaxation times could be seen at the picnic areas on Monday. Large numbers of visitors flocked to the Kailasanatha Kona Falls in Narayanavanam Mandal on the Puttur-Chennai National Road. Tourists from several parts of Chennai and Tamil Nadu arrived on site in private buses and other vehicles. Compliance with COVID logs has been difficult as the crowd increased and the waterfall zone is only occupied by one employee.

The waterfalls of Ubbalamadugu in Varadaiahpalem and Bhupateswara Kona in the mandalas of Nagalapuram also attracted a large number of visitors from Tamil Nadu.

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