Haryana, Tamil Nadu ease curbs as ‘unlock’ continues

By: Express News Service | Chandigarh, Chennai, New Delhi |
Updated: June 14, 2021 5:31:41 am
HARYANA AND TAMIL Nadu governments on Sunday determined to partially chill out a number of the curbs imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic whilst they prolonged different restrictions by one other week.
From Monday, all retailers in Haryana might be allowed to stay open from 9 am to eight pm, as a substitute of the present odd-even system being adopted there.
Haryana State Disaster Management Authority in an order Sunday night mentioned preventive and precautionary measures to comprise the pandemic will proceed regardless of a decline within the Covid positivity charge. “All colleges, coaching institutions, ITIs, libraries, training institutions whether government or private shall remain closed till further orders in the state,” the order mentioned.
Shopping malls might be allowed to stay open from 10 am to eight pm, whereas eating places and bars will allowed from 10 am to 10 pm with 50 per cent capability and with Covid precautions. “Home delivery from hotels, restaurants and fast food joints is permitted up to 10 pm,” the order mentioned.
According to the order, spiritual locations might be allowed to open with 21 folks at a time on the situation that they comply with social distancing and different Covid applicable behaviour. Corporate places of work might be permitted to open with 50 per cent attendance.
Gathering in weddings will even be allowed for as much as 21 folks however no marriage ceremony procession might be allowed.

In Chennai, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Okay Stalin introduced extra relaxations in 27 districts of the state, together with permission for tea retailers to reopen from Monday. However, there might be no easing of curbs in 11 districts – seven in western and 4 in Cauvery delta areas. Restaurants and bakeries have already been allowed to operate. Salons, parks and state-run liquor shops in 27 districts within the state would additionally reopen. Places of worship and vacationer areas will proceed to stay closed and there could be no public or personal bus companies.
Karnataka will even start the unlock course of, barring in 11 districts, from Monday, with the opening of parks and industrial models with riders.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration additionally introduced additional easing of restrictions in eight districts which confirmed vital enchancment within the Covid-19 state of affairs. The choice to grant relaxations in Shopian, Kulgam, Ganderbal and Bandipora in Kashmir division and Poonch, Reasi, Ramban and Doda in Jammu division was taken at a gathering which mentioned the whole weekly new instances (per million) and positivity charge amongst different points, an official order mentioned.
In Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan mentioned a call on additional relaxations, together with reopening of gymnasiums, might be made on the idea of ideas earlier than June 15, as he introduced that now 40 folks can take part in a marriage as a substitute of the sooner 20.

While Bihar lifted its lockdown on June 9 with some restrictions like evening curfew persevering with, Uttar Pradesh had final Tuesday prolonged relaxations in curbs to all 75 districts of the state following a dip within the variety of lively instances.
The Punjab authorities gave relaxations, together with permitting retailers to open until 6 pm, whereas adopting a graded method to reopening. Telangana and Jharkhand have prolonged Covid-related restrictions with some relaxations.
With inputs from PTI