COVID lockdown extended till June 21 in Haryana.
The Haryana authorities on Sunday extended the coronavirus lockdown by one other week till June 21, whereas easing a number of restrictions.
Doing away with the odd-even formulation, the state authorities allowed all outlets to open from 9 am to eight pm.
Restaurants and bars, together with in lodges and malls, are allowed to open from 10 am to 10 pm.
Giving additional relaxations, gyms are actually allowed to open from 6 am to eight pm with 50 per cent capability after adopting requisite social distancing norms, common sanitisation and Covid-appropriate behavioural norms. However, spas shall stay closed, mentioned an official order.
The timings for opening of procuring malls will proceed to be from 10 am to eight pm.
Sports complexes, stadia have now additionally been permitted to open just for sports activities actions by following all Covid-related norms and spectators won’t be allowed.
The state authorities has termed the lockdown “Mahamari Alert-Surakshit Haryana (Epidemic Alert-Safe Haryana)”.
“Now, after duly considering the fact that although the Covid positivity rate and the number of new Covid positive cases have declined, so as to continue the preventive and precautionary measures to contain the Covid pandemic… the ‘Mahamari Alert-Surakshit Haryana’ is extended for another week from June 14 (5 am onwards) to June 21 (till 5 am) in the state,” an order issued by Chief Secretary Vijai Vardhan mentioned.
According to the order issued by Vardhan below provisions of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, all schools, teaching establishments, industrial coaching institutes, libraries and coaching institutes whether or not authorities or non-public shall stay closed till additional orders in the state.
For gatherings in weddings and funerals, the quantity allowed is as much as 21 individuals as earlier than.
However, for gatherings aside from weddings, funerals/cremations, the utmost quantity will likely be 50 and for gatherings greater than 50, prior permission from the deputy commissioner will likely be required.
The variety of every day COVID-19 instances, which had crossed the 15,000-mark final month, has now come right down to below 500 whereas Covid fatalities have additionally registered a pointy fall.
The Haryana authorities had imposed the lockdown in the state on May 3 in view of the prevailing Covid state of affairs. It has now been extended for the sixth time.
