Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday announced the extension of the Covid-19 curfew till May 31. The decision was taken at a state cabinet meeting.
Stores catering to essential needs such as groceries will be allowed to stay open from 7 am to 1 pm.
Pharmacies and kitchens at restaurants will function from 7 am to 7 pm; only takeaways and deliveries are allowed.
Prohibition on gatherings including those for social, political and religious purposes will continue throughout the period. Gatherings of five or more people have been banned during the lockdown.
Goa's coronavirus caseload went up by 1,625 and reached 1,43,192 on Friday, while the day also saw 30 deaths and 3,075 people getting discharged, an official said.
The toll in the state stands at 2,302 and the recovery count is 1,21,562, leaving it with 19,328 active cases, he said. With 5,063 samples being examined in the last 24 hours, the number of tests in Goa went up to 7,78,828.
Goa's Covid-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 1,43,192, new cases 1625, death toll 2302, discharged 121562, active cases 19328, samples tested till date 7,78,828.
(With inputs from PTI)