Puducherry/IBNS: The Puducherry government has extended the anti-COVID-19 restrictions till Oct 31 amid the fear of a third wave of the pandemic, media reports said.
The night curfew from 11 pm to 5 am will also be in place everyday.
A total 100 people will be allowed to attend a marriage ceremony while only 20 will be allowed to attend any funeral.
In the last 24 hours, 37 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the union territory.
While 73 COVID-19 patients recovered in the same period of time, no death apparently due to the virus was reported for the second consecutive day Friday.
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