Kasargod : In Kasaragod district, the prohibitory orders under Section 144 extended until October 23 said, Deputy commissioner Dr D Sajith Babu on Friday.

The orders have been extended as the coronavirus cases could not be contained and thereby will be in force until midnight of October 23.

Earlier the order was enforced from October 2 to October 16.

The Section 144 have been imposed in Manjeshwar, Kumble, Badiadka, Kasargod, Vidyanagar, Melparamba, Bekal, Hosadurga, Nileshwar, Chandera police station limits and Parappa, Odayanchal, and Panathadi market limits.

As per the order,  up to 50 people are permitted at weddings and 20 people for programmes after funerals. The assembly of four or more people in an area is banned.