{"id":328011,"date":"2020-10-27T11:20:10","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T11:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=328011"},"modified":"2020-10-27T11:20:11","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T11:20:11","slug":"unlock-guidelines-issued-in-september-to-remain-in-force-till-november-30-mha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/unlock-guidelines-issued-in-september-to-remain-in-force-till-november-30-mha\/","title":{"rendered":"Unlock Guidelines issued in September to remain in force till November 30: MHA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/govt-issues-guidelines-for-unlock-2-schools-colleges-to-remain-closed-till-july-31\/screenshot_20200629-223154__01\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-324321\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-324321 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20200629-223154__01-281x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"489\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20200629-223154__01-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20200629-223154__01-768x820.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20200629-223154__01-959x1024.jpg 959w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20200629-223154__01-696x743.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20200629-223154__01-393x420.jpg 393w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/06\/Screenshot_20200629-223154__01.jpg 1013w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/a>Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday issued an Order to extend the\u00a0Guidelines for Re-opening, issued on September 30,\u00a0to remain in force upto November 30, 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Re-opening of activities outside the Containment Zones<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Since the issuance of the first Order on lockdown measures by MHA on March 24, almost all activities have been gradually opened up in areas outside the Containment Zones. While most of the activities have been permitted, some activities involving a large number of people, have been allowed with some restrictions and subject to SOPs being followed regarding health and safety precautions. These activities include &#8211;\u00a0metro rail; shopping malls; hotel, restaurants and hospitality services; religious places; yoga and training institutes; gymnasiums; cinemas; entertainment park etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">In respect of certain activities, having a relatively higher degree of risk of COVID infection, State\/ UT Governments have been permitted to make decisions for their re-opening, based on the assessment of the situation and subject to SOPs. These activities include \u2013\u00a0schools and coaching institutes; State and private universities for research scholars; allowing gatherings above the limit of 100 etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">After the last guidelines issued by MHA on September 30, the following activities are also permitted but with certain restrictions:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">International air travel of passengers as permitted by MHA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Swimming pools being used for training of sportspersons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Exhibitions halls for Business to Business (B2B) purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Cinemas\/ theatres\/ multiplexes upto 50% of their seating capacity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Social\/ academic\/ sports\/ entertainment\/ cultural\/ religious\/ political functions and other congregations, in closed spaces with a maximum of 50% of the hall capacity and subject to a ceiling of 200 persons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The further decision regarding the above activities will be taken based on the assessment of the situation<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Strict enforcement of lockdown in Containment Zones till November 30, 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Lockdown shall continue to be implemented strictly in the Containment Zones till\u00a0November 30.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Containment Zones shall be demarcated by the District authorities at micro-level after taking into consideration the guidelines of MoHFW with the objective of effectively breaking the chain of transmission. Strict containment measures will be enforced in these containment zones and only essential activities will be allowed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Within the containment zones, strict perimeter control shall be maintained and only essential activities allowed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>States not to impose any local lockdown outside Containment Zones<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">State\/ UT Governments shall not impose any local lockdown (State\/ District\/ sub-division\/City\/ village level), outside the containment zones, without prior consultation with the Central Government.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>No restriction on Inter-State and intra-State movement<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">There shall be no restriction on inter-State and intra-State movement of persons and goods. No separate permission\/ approval\/ e-permit will be required for such movements.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Protection for vulnerable persons<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Vulnerable persons, i.e., persons above 65 years of age, persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women, and children below the age of 10 years, are advised to stay at home, except for meeting essential requirements and for health purposes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday issued an Order to extend the\u00a0Guidelines for Re-opening, issued on September 30,\u00a0to remain in force upto November 30, 2020. Re-opening of activities outside the Containment Zones Since the issuance of the first Order on lockdown measures by MHA on March 24, almost all activities have been gradually opened [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":324321,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[1564,13532],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328011"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=328011"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":328019,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328011\/revisions\/328019"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/324321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=328011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=328011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}