Strict weekend curfew in Kozhikode

Only essential and emergency services will be allowed to function: Collector

The curfew on Saturday and Sunday (April 24 and 25) will be imposed strictly, allowing only essential and emergency services to function, District Collector Seeram Sambasiva Rao has said. The restrictions are not applicable to work related to election, examination and COVID. The higher secondary examination scheduled for Saturday will not be affected. However, it will be a holiday for government offices, banks, and public and cooperative sector enterprises. All educational institutions including schools, tuition centres, dance and music classes, and coaching centres have been asked to conduct online classes only. Summer camps and other training camps have been cancelled. Institutions engaged in COVID management and organisations providing essential and emergency services may function. There will be no travel restrictions on the employees of such organisations. Industries and firms that provide essential or emergency services, and telecommunication and internet services may be allowed to travel if they produce their identity cards. Only essential employees of IT and allied industries should work from office. They too must furnish their ID cards. Patients who need immediate medical care, helpers and those who need vaccination may also travel with their ID cards.