Lockdown Extension NEWS: Lockdown - 4 The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Guidelines

Lockdown - 4 (18 May, 2020 to 31st May, 2020)

• Lockdown shall continue to remain in force upto 31st May, 2020.
• The following activities shall continue to remain prohibited throughout the country:
1. All domestic and international air travel of passengers, except for domestic medical services, domestic air ambulance and for security purposes or purposes as permitted by MHA.
2. Metro rail services .
3. Schools, colleges, educational/ training/ coaching institutions etc. will remain closed. Online/ distance learning shall continue to be permitted and shall be encouraged.
4. Hotels, restaurants and other hospitality services, except those meant for housing health/ police/ Government officials/ healthcare workers/ stranded persons including tourists and for quarantine facilities; and running of canteens at bus depots, railway stations and airports. Restaurants shall be permitted to operate kitchens for home delivery of food items.
5. All cinema halls, shopping malls, gymnasiums, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres, bars and auditoriums, assembly halls and similar places . Sports complexes and stadia will be permitted to open; however, spectators will not be allowed.
6. All social/ political/ sports/ entertainment/ academic/ cultural/ religious functions/ other gatherings and large congregations .
7. All religious places/ places of worship shall be closed for public. Religious congregations are strictly prohibited.
• The following activities shall be permitted with restrictions, except in the Containment Zones:

1. Inter-State movement of passenger vehicles and buses, with mutual consent of the State(s)/ UT(s) involved.
2. Intra-State movement of passenger vehicles and buses, as decided by the States and UTs.

• Night curfew

      The movement of individuals shall remain strictly prohibited between 7.00 pm to 7.00 am, except for essential activities. Local authorities shall issue orders, in the entire area of their jurisdiction, under appropriate provisions of law, such as prohibitory orders [Curfew] under Section 144 of CrPC, and ensure strict compliance.

• Protection of vulnerable persons

      Persons above 65 years of age, persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women, and children below the age of 10 years, shall stay at home, except for essential and health purposes.

• Use of Aarogya Setu App

1. Aarogya Setu enables early identification of potential risk of infection, and thus acts as a shield for individuals and the community.
2. With a view to ensuring safety in offices and work places, employers on best effort basis should ensure that Aarogya Setu is installed by all employees having compatible mobile phones.
3. District authorities may advise individuals to install the Aarogya Setu application on compatible mobile phones and regularly update their health status on the app. This will facilitate timely provision of medical attention to those individuals who are at risk.

• Special directions to ensure movement of persons and goods in certain cases:
1. All States/ UTs shall allow inter-State and intra-State movement of medical professionals, nurses and para medical staff, sanitation personnel and ambulances , without any restriction.
2. All States/ UTs shall allow inter-State movement of all types of goods/ cargo, including empty trucks.
3. No State/ UT shall stop the movement of any type of goods/ cargo for cross land-border trade under Treaties with neighbouring countries.

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Source - https://www.mha.gov.in/