Guidelines issued for Unlock 2.0
The central government has released guidelines for Unlock 2.0 today. Guidelines issued by the government have extended the ban on schools, colleges, educational and coaching institutes, international flights, metro rail, cinema, gym, pool, religious ceremonies till 31 July.
According to the guideline, curfew will remain throughout the country from 10 pm to 5 am. Essential services will be exempted. The government has allowed only necessary works in the Containment Zone in Unlock 2.0. While in the Containment Zone, the government has decided to keep the lockdown in force.
According to the guidelines issued by the Home Ministry, Unlock 2.0 has banned social, political, sports, entertainment, educational, cultural and religious ceremonies and programs. In addition, the government has made it mandatory to wear masks in public places, workplaces and during transportation to prevent the growing infection of the coronavirus.
Center and state training institutions outside the Containment Zone will be allowed to function from July 15, for which an SOP will be issued soon by the Department of Personnel and Training. In the new guidelines, states and union territories can identify buffer zones outside the containment zone. Where new cases are likely to come up. Within the buffer zone, restrictions are considered necessary that may be imposed by district officials.
The Ministry of Home Affairs said that shops could be allowed to open according to the location but, no more than five people should be present at a time. In addition, everyone will need to ensure physical distancing.
International flights will be permitted in Limited manner under the Vande Bharat Mission. Together the government has suggested that unhealthy persons, people above 65 years, pregnant women and children below 10 years should stay at home.
More than 15000 cases on the sixth consecutive day
Maharashtra, Delhi and Haryana are among the states that are insisting on using plasma therapy to treat patients with severe corona virus. On the other hand, the number of new cases of Covid-19 in the country for the sixth consecutive day on Monday was more than 15 thousand. In Maharashtra, the period of lockdown has been extended till 31 July. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday launched a ‘plasma therapy-cum-test’ project to treat serious patients of Covid-19.
According to data from the Union Health Ministry, the number of infected in the country increased to 5,48,318 after 19,459 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in India in one day. At the same time, the death toll reached 16,475 due to the death of 380 more people. According to the statistics of the Union Health Ministry, this is the sixth consecutive day when more than 15,000 new cases of corona virus infection have been reported. There have been 3,57,783 cases since June 1 in the country.
