India Unlock 1.0 begins: Hotels, malls, places of worship to open from June 8


Published On: Sunday, May 31, 2020 | By:

India Unlock 1.0 begins: Hotels, malls, places of worship to open from June 8

The Centre on 30th May eased the lockdown curbs significantly while announcing ‘’unlock 1’’ with an “economic focus”. With this, the Centre has outlined a plan to reopen nearly all activities outside of containment zones starting Monday,1st June. Places of worship, hotels, restaurants and malls can resume business by June 8, it has said. Coinciding with this, some states have extended the lockdown for 15 to 30 days. For areas in containment zones, the Centre has extended the lockdown till June 30. It’s up to the local authorities to demarcate containment and buffer zones. With lockdown 4.0 ending today (31st May), the Centre has issued detailed guidelines for phased reopening of all prohibited activities. Amid state governments imposing restrictions on inter-state travel, the Centre has suggested that there will be unrestricted inter-state and intra-state movement of people and goods.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) will issue standard operating procedures to ensure social distancing. However, large congregations, including at weddings and funerals will continue to be banned.

In phase two, schools, colleges and other educational and training institutions can reopen in July, but the decision will be taken in consultation with states and union territories, which in turn have been asked to consult stakeholders, including schools and parents.

However,international air travel, metro rail services, cinema halls, gymnasiums, swimming pools, bars, auditoriums, and political, religious, academic, cultural events as well as other large congregations will continue to be prohibited.

The Centre said that based on the assessment of the situation, dates for reopening of these activities will be decided in phase three.

Instead of 7 pm to 7am, night curfew will now be imposed between 9 pm and 5 am throughout the country except for essential activities.

While only essential activities have been allowed in containment zones until June 30, state governments, based on their assessment, have been empowered to ban certain activities even outside the containment zones.

Apart from fresh guidelines, the government reiterated precautions that need to be taken. It has recommended employers and district authorities to have people install the Aarogya Setu App.

The guidelines have suggested wearing of masks, frequent sanitization, social distancing, and encouraged work from home and staggered working hours. Spitting in public places, consumption of paan, gutkha, liquor and tobacco remain banned.

In containment zones, only essential activities will be allowed and access strictly controlled with intensive contact tracing and house-to-house surveillance, the government said.

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