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Puducherry govt extends lockdown till 21 June, eases Covid-19 curbs as new cases dip
Puducherry government on Monday extended the Covid-induced lockdown in the union territory till midnight of 21 June and also relaxed a few curbs as new cases dip.The Covid-19 curfew is already in place in the UT from 10 pm to 5 am daily.According to the fresh order, the marriage-related gathering is permitted with guests not exceeding 25, funeral/last rites are allowed with not over 20 people.Meanwhile, Puducherry continued to witness a decline in the number of fresh coronavirus cases with 309 new infections being reported on Monday as against 402 the previous day.The 309 new cases were identified at the end of the examination of 7,657 swabs during the last 24 hours ending 10 am Monday, Director of Health S Mohan Kumar said.The overall