While extending the lockdown in Containment Zones till Jun 30, the Home Ministry today said that areas outside of that will be reopened in a phased manner.
Phase I
Hotels, restaurants, hospitality services, religious places of worship
shopping malls to reopen from June 8
Health Ministry to issue standard operating procedures for Phase 1 activities
Phase II
Schools, colleges, educational institutions to be opened post consultations with various stakeholders
States should hold consultations with parents on opening of educational institutions
Decision on reopening educations institutions to be taken in July post feedback
Health Ministry to prepare standard operating procedures for social distancing in social institutions
Phase III
Dates of the reopening of the following activities will be decided:
International air travel, Metro Rail services, cinema halls, gymnasiums, swimming pools, theatres, bars, entertainment parks, social/ political/ academic congregations
Containment zones
Lockdown to continue in containment zones till June 30
District authorities to demarcate containment zones
Only essential services to be allowed in containment zones
States to identify buffer zones outside containment zones
Movement of goods and people
No restrictions on intra and inter-state movement of people and goods
States can regulate the movement of people based on reasons of public health
States will have to give wide publicity in advance regarding restrictions on the movement of people
No state will stop the movement of goods
Movement of shramik trains, domestic air travel, Indian nationals evacuated from foreign nations to continue as per standard operating procedures issued
Night Curfew
Night curfew timings now from 9 pm to 5 am
Local Authorities to issue orders on night curfew
Marriage Gatherings- Maximum of 50 people allowed
Funeral Gatherings - Maximum of 20 people allowed
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