Coronavirus lockdown: AP govt gives relaxation to High Court lawyers and staff

Andhra Pradesh DGP Gautam Sawang asserted that since the Andhra Pradesh High Court is working on Tuesday, there will be relaxation from the lockdown rules for court staff, lawyers and public prosecutors. It was revealed that they could travel in a specially arranged bus for them. It has been reported that only one person is entitled to travel on two wheelers, two persons in a car apart from driver and a single person in an auto. DGP suggested that the staff going to court should bring the identification card to avoid inconvenience.

The Andhra Pradesh government is taking stringent measures to prevent coronavirus. The government has already imposed a lockdown under the Epidemic disease Act 1897. The state health secretary KS Reddy have ordered the public to avoid gatherings and warned the public of severe action if they would only come on to the roads unnecessarily except for essential commodities from 6 am to 8 pm along with preventive measures.

The ordinances made it clear that there would be no shops open except the medical shops after 8 pm. Essential travelers are allowed to travel only around two kilometers radius from their home.