The Ministry of home affairs (MHA) has issued fresh guidelines for third phase of ‘Unlock’. These guidelines will come into effect from 1 August, 2020. The restrictions on the movement of individuals during night have been removed, while yoga institutes and gymnasiums will be allowed to open from August 5.
Lockdown shall continue to be implemented strictly in the containment zones till August 31. All activities, except the following shall be permitted outside containment zones – Metro Rail, cinema halls, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres, bars, auditoriums, assembly halls and similar places.
Also, schools, colleges and coaching institutions will remain closed till August 31. The government also said the new guidlines issued today are based on feedbacks received overtime by authorities and chief ministers of states and Union Territories. Social/political/sports/entertainment/academic/cultural/religious functions and other large congregations are still not permitted.
Guidelines for containment zones:
According to the order, lockdown in containment zones will remain imposed till 31 August, 2020. These virus containment zones need to be carefully demarcated by the state governments or UTs. Within the perimeters of containment zones, strict social distancing and other norms of containing the spread of the virus shall be maintained and only essential activities will be allowed, MHA said in a statement.
These containment zones will be notified on the websites of respective district collectors of the states and UTs and activities taking place in these zones will be strictly monitored by the authorities. MHA also stated that the states and UTs can impose its own guidelines outside the containment zones, which they deem necessary.
India went under a complete nationwide lockdown from 25 March in order to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country. In an attempt to bring back normalcy, the MHA has been issuing a number of guidelines in its Unlock India mission in order to provide relaxations in a graded manner and kickstart the economy. Meanwhile, with 48,513 people testing positive for coronavirus in a day, India’s Covid-19 tally crossed 15 lakh-mark today, while the recoveries jumped to 9,88,029, according to the daily bulletin of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
The country’s death toll rose to 34,193 with 768 fatalities being recorded in a day. The fatality from covid currently stands at 2.25% in India as compared to global average of about 4%. Total virus positive cases now stand at 15,31,669 including 5,09,447 active cases, the health ministry said.
WEBSITES REFERRED:
- https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/Unlock3_29072020.pdf
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/unlock-3-0-mha-issues-guidelines-yoga-institutes-gyms-to-reopen-from-aug-5/videoshow/77245574.cms
- https://www.livemint.com/news/india/unlock-3-0-night-curfew-removed-gymns-to-open-under-new-guidelines-details-here-11596030267259.html
- https://www.dreamstime.com/unlock-india-now-open-again-india-unlock-very-long-strict-lockdown-to-fight-covid-indian-economy-unlock-image185165878
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