COVID-19 Lockdown: Centre Allows Residential And Standalone Shops To Open With Conditions, Malls To Remain Closed

Due to the nationwide lockdown, all the shops and malls are closed except the essential shops like grocery and medical. But now all shops in residential areas have been allowed to reopen with conditions by the government. The relaxations are not applicable to hotspots and containment zones. The Union Home Ministry has passed an order where it says that social distancing norms will be mandatory for the shopkeepers and buyers.

Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs tweeted, “All registered shops regd under Shops & Establishment Act of respective States/ UTs, including shops in residential complexes, neighborhood & standalone shops exempted from #lockdown restrictions.

Prohibited: Shops in single & multi brand malls”(sic).

The order also read, “Market complexes, except those within the limits of municipal corporations and municipalities, are allowed to open.

Mandatory: 50% strength of workers, wearing of masks & observing #SocialDistancing

Relaxations not applicable in #Hotspots/containment zones”(sic).

#COVID19 update
All registered shops regd under Shops & Establishment Act of respective States/ UTs, including shops in residential complexes, neighborhood & standalone shops exempted from #lockdown restrictions.

Prohibited: Shops in single & multi brand malls pic.twitter.com/NNz9abgWdA

— Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs (@PIBHomeAffairs) April 24, 2020

Market complexes, except those within the limits of municipal corporations and municipalities, are allowed to open.

Mandatory: 50% strength of workers, wearing of masks & observing #SocialDistancing

Relaxations not applicable in #Hotspots/containment zones

— Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs (@PIBHomeAffairs) April 24, 2020

Malls and cinemas, gymnasiums, sports complexes, swimming pools, bars and auditoriums and liquor stores will continue to remain shut.

Across India, more than 24,000 people have coronavirus, out of which over 700 have died.

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