Lockdown 5.0, Now Unlocked 1, Know What are its Rules ?

Unlock 1: The fifth phase of lockdown was likely to begin from June 1, but the government has now started opening lockdown and renamed it Unlock 1. That is, the way the lockdown was run step by step, it will be opened in a phased manner. Let us know what its rules are.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has abolished the lockdown and released the guidelines of Unlock 1. Under this, exemptions will be given in a phased manner outside the Containment Zone, but currently there will be complete restriction in the Containment Zone. However, necessary activities will be approved. These guidelines of Unlock 1 will continue from June 1 to June 30. Let us know what will be opened in it.

Everyone will open outside the Containment Zone!

Everything inside the Containment Zone will remain closed, but everything will be opened outside the Containment Zone in a phased manner.

In the first phase, religious places, hotels, restaurants, shopping malls will be opened from June 8. However, all these will open with conditions.

In the second phase, school colleges and educational institutions will open. State governments can decide to open schools and colleges by talking to schools and parents of children. From July onwards, efforts will be made to open schools, on which states can take a decision at their discretion. In July it will be decided whether to open schools or not.

In the third phase, international flights, metro rail, cinema hall, gym, swimming pool, entertainment park, Theater, bar and auditorium, assembly hall, etc. will be considered.

Still lockdown in Containment Zone

Lockdown will remain in force in the Containment Zone till 30 June. Only essential services will be allowed in the Containment Zone. Special care will be taken that there is no movement of people in the Containment Zone. Containment zone will have contact tracing, door-to-door surveillance. Buffer zones may be set up outside the Containment Zone by states, where new cases are more likely to occur. District administration may impose restrictions in these buffer zones at its discretion.

Night curfew will continue

The night curfew will continue. There will be no curfew for the essentials. Night curfew will now be from 9 am to 5 am. Till now it was from 7 to 7 in the evening. The government will take a decision later on the opening of school-colleges and educational institutions.

People can go anywhere

The ban on moving from one state to another has been completely lifted. State will also be able to move from one district to another, but social distancing will have to be followed. There is no need to take any permission before going somewhere. However, if states feel that they can impose restrictions, which they will inform in advance.

If necessary, children and elderly stay in the house

Unlock 1 also has guidelines for elders over 65 years and children under 10 years of age not to move out unless there is a medical emergency or some other very important reason.

State governments have more power

Now state governments have been given more power. The state governments will decide how buses and metro services will start in the states. The central government has lifted the ban, but the state government can impose restrictions at its level. As such Madhya Pradesh has already announced that the lockdown will remain in force till June 15.

For Detailed Information Visit - https://www.mha.gov.in/