coimbatore the district administration has brought in fresh restrictions in the wake of fluctuating covid caseload in coimbatorebarely a week after shops were allowed to remain open till 10pm the authorities have cut short the timing by two hours accordingly shops can allow customers only till 8pm so that they can wind up their accounts and close by 10pm hotels and bakeries would be permitted to allow dinein customers only till 6pm after which only takeaway service can be offereda statement from the district administration said that there was severe spike in covid cases in kerala since coimbatore shares border with kerala the effect could be felt here too as there was an increase in the daily caseload hence collector g s sameeran held a meeting with traders associations textile showroom owners jewellery shop owners association educational institutions and government officials and decided to impose fresh curbsthe statement said that shops on cross cut road 100 feet road oppanakara street ramamurthy road saramedu road rice mill road singanallur signal to ondipudur flyover hope college signal kalapatti road d b road tv samy road n s r road arokyasamy road saravanampatti junction ganapathy bus stop junction thudiyalur market peelamedu rotti kadai ground gandhimanagar junction avarampalayam junction bharathi nagar pappanaickenpalayam junction raja street big bazaar street variety hall road n h road idayar street vaiysal street thomas street sukrawarpet makarakkadai r g street gandhipuram and sullivan street shall remain closed on saturdays and sundays however shops that sell essential items like milk vegetables and pharmacies are exemptedall jewellery and textile stores in corporation and municipality areas shall also remain shut on saturdays and sundays the weekend ban would be applicable to parks and malls as wellwholesale trade would be allowed in markets with 50 shops similarly uzhavar sandhais can also function with only 50 shops while weekly sandhais and pollachi cattle shanty is barredsince schools and colleges are set to be reopened hostels in those institutions as well as working womens hostels shall function but the workers as well as guests there should be vaccinated