Lockdown 5.0 is Unlock 1.0: New MHA rules allow nearly all to reopen | Full guidelines
Lockdown extended to June 30, guidelines released, find out what will open, what will close
The government has issued guidelines for Lockdown 5. Named UNLOCK 1. Accordingly, the government has given phased concessions outside the containment zone. The containment zone will have a lockdown till June 30 and only the required services will be able to continue. The guidelines for phased out services in areas other than that are as follows-
- Phase 1 Lock Down 5.0
- Phase II Lock Down 5.0
- Phase III Lock Down 5.0
The second phaseSchools-colleges, educational institutes, coaching institutes etc. will be opened after discussion with the States and Union Territories. State governments have been asked to discuss the matter with institutions as well as parents. The standard operating procedure will also be announced.The third phaseSome activity will still be off. These include international flights, metro railways, cinema halls, gyms, swimming pools, amusement parks, theaters, bars, auditoriums, political and social events, and large gatherings. Approval will be informed in the third phase after assessing the situation.
Phased re-opening of areas outside the Containment Zones In areas outside Containment Zones, all activities will be permitted, except the following, which will be allowed, with the stipulation of following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to be prescribed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), in a
phased manner:
he following activities will be allowed with effect from 8 June, 2020: (i) Religious places/places of Worship for public. (ii) Hotels, restaurants and other hospitality services, (iii) Shopping malls. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MOHFW) will issue Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the above activities, in consultation with the Central Ministries/ Departments concerned and other stakeholders, for ensuring social distancing and to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Schools, colleges, educational training coaching institutions etc., will be opened after consultations with States and UTS. State Governments/ UT administrations may hold consultations at the institution level with parents and other stakeholders. Based on the feedback, a decision on the re-opening of these institutions will be taken in the month of July, 2020. MOHFW will prepare SOP in this regard, in consultation with the Central Ministries Departments concerned and other stakeholders, for ensuring social distancing and to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Based on the assessment of the situation, dates for re-starting the following activities will be decided: (1) International air travel of passengers, except as permitted by MHA. (ii) Metro Rail. (iii) Cinema halls, gymnasiums, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres, bars and auditoriums, assembly halls and similar places. (iv) Social/ political sports/ entertainment/ academic/ cultural/ religious functions and other large congregations. National Directives for COVID-19 Management National Directives for COVID-19 Management, as specified in Annexure I shall continue to be followed throughout the country.
The first phaseReligious places, hotels, restaurants, shopping malls will be allowed to open from June 8. In this regard, the Ministry of Health will announce standard operating procedures to ensure compliance with social discrimination.
A lockdown has once again been imposed in the country to deal with the Corona virus. The central government has named Lockdown 5.0 as Unlock 1. Guidelines for unlock 1 have been issued by the Home Ministry. According to the new guideline, exemption will be given in phases outside the containment zone. It will be banned for now. There will be a complete exemption outside the containment zone. These guidelines will run from June 1 to June 30.
In Madhya Pradesh, on the other hand, the lockdown period will be extended till June 15. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has said in a statement that given the current situation, the lockdown cannot be fully opened, so the government has decided to extend the lockdown till June 15. However, the guideline will be clear in the next one or two days. Lockdown 4 expires on May 31. The question then arose as to whether the lockdown would be extended or whether everything would be opened normally.
Amidst all this speculation, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has now made it clear that the lockdown in Madhya Pradesh will be extended till June 15. The Madhya Pradesh government has taken this decision due to the increasing number of Corona cases. Big cities like Bhopal and Indore are still in the grip of Corona, so the government does not want to take any risk of ending the lockdown altogether.
The lockdown in the country has been extended to June 30. The government has announced new guidelines. The government has issued guidelines. Religious places are preparing to open. The lockdown will be in three phases. There will be only one zone, eliminating the Green, Red and Orange zones. This zone will be the containment zone. All places of worship will be open from June 8.
This relief will be available in Lockdown 5.0
- No pass is required to move from one state to another.
- In the second phase, schools, colleges, institutes can be opened. The decision to open a school college has been left to the state governments.
– No restrictions on movement anywhere in the country
– Permission to open hotel, restaurant mall from June 8, this ban will remain in place.
– Delhi Metro will not run at present. – There will be curfew from 9 pm to 5 am.
– The ban on foreign travel will remain in place.
– Only 20 people can attend the funeral.
– Only 5 people can buy goods together at the shops.
– Cinema hall, gym and swimming pool will be closed.
