LOCKDOWN – in Delhi, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Haryana, Bihar, Kerala, Tamilnadu, Puducherry, Uttarakhand, Telangana, Nagaland, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Sikkim & Himachal Pradesh.

Madhya Pradesh govt eases night curfew by one hour in all urban areas

The Madhya Pradesh government issued an order easing the night curfew timings by an hour in the urban areas of the state.

The night curfew, which was imposed during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, from 10 pm to 6 am, has now been eased by an hour, from 11 pm to 6 am,.

The revised order will come into effect immediately in all urban areas of the state. (PTI)

UP Unlock: Multiplexes, cinema halls, gyms to open from July 5, weekend lockdown to continue

Looking at a fall in COVID-19 cases, the Uttar Pradesh government further eased the lockdown restrictions, allowing multiplexes, cinema halls, gyms, and sports stadiums to open from next week with strict protocols in place. The new guidelines will come into effect from July 5.

Karnataka further relaxes Covid-19 lockdown norms

Night curfew lifted and Government offices are permitted to reopen. District Administration can apply more restrictions.

Karnataka Govt issues guidelines for COVID19 surveillance, containment & caution for the entire state, except Kodagu district as the case positivity rate is greater than 5%

These measures will come into effect from 6 am on July 5 up to 6 am on July 19.

Maharashtra Lockdown: Satara District Goes Under Full Shutdown For 8 Days, Weekend Lockdown in Most Cities From Today

The restrictions will be in force from Monday to Friday as per the official order. While on the weekend – Saturday and Sunday – a complete curfew will continue in the district.

In view of the rising cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the Satara district of Maharashtra is under complete lockdown from Saturday.

As per the official order, fourth-level restrictions have been imposed in the district; only services that come under the essential category are exempted, rest of everything will remain shut for the next eight days.

The restrictions will be in force from Monday to Friday as per the official order. While on the weekend – Saturday and Sunday – a complete curfew will continue in the district.

Besides Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, Solapur and Ahmednagar districts of western Maharashtra will also see weekend lockdown to curb the Covid-19 spread.

Meanwhile, a strict lockdown will also be implemented in Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Kalyan Dombivali, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Nashik, Vasai-Virar and other municipal areas, said the Maharashtra government order.

Delhi government permits reopening stadia and sports complexes without spectators

In an order issued by DDMA, cinema/theatre/multiplexes, banquet halls, social/political gatherings, auditoriums, swimming pools, schools, colleges, spas, amusement parks are prohibited throughout the NCT of Delhi. Stadium and sports complexes allowed to open with no spectators. (ANI)

J&K: Weekend lockdown lifted in 13 districts, daily night curfew to continue from 8 pm-7 am

Weekend lockdown lifted in Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Poonch, Rajouri, Udhampur, Anantnag, Bandipora, Baramulla, Budgam, Ganderbal, Pulwama and Shopian

• All outdoor shops are permitted to open on all days, only from 7 am till 7 pm

• Restaurants and bars can open for in-dining at 50 per cent of its total capacity.

• The swimming pools will continue to remain closed.

The weekend lockdown has been lifted in 13 districts of Jammu and Kashmir as per the fresh guidelines issued by the Union Territory administration on Sunday.

The 13 districts include Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Poonch, Rajouri, Udhampur, Anantnag, Bandipora, Baramulla, Budgam, Ganderbal, Pulwama and Shopian.

However, the daily night curfew will continue from 8 pm to 7 am, the government of Jammu and Kashmir said in an order.

All outdoor shops are permitted to open on all days, only from 7 am till 7 pm. The market associations will have to fully cooperate with the local administration in ensuring strict compliance to the COVID appropriate behaviour, the order read.

“All shops in the indoor shopping complexes/ malls can open only for the consumers who are vaccinated or for customers with negative RT-PCR or RAT report of 48 hours prior. The shop owners/ managers/ staff will have to ensure compliance to it.”

Restaurants and bars can open for in-dining at 50 per cent of its total capacity, only for the customers who are vaccinated or are carrying a negative RT-PCR or RAT report of 48 hours prior.

Indoor sports complexes are also permitted to open at 50 per cent of its total capacity for persons vaccinated/ persons with a valid negative report for Covid-19. The swimming pools will, however, continue to remain closed.

Paid Public Parks are also permitted to open only for the vaccinated public.

All outdoor shops and bazaars are permitted to open five days a week (except on Saturdays and Sundays).

Upto 25 per cent of the shops in indoor shopping complexes/ malls can open subject to a roster to be issued by concerned Deputy Commissioners.

Haryana extends lockdown till July 12, offers more relaxations

Haryana government on Sunday extended lockdown –– ‘Mahamari Alert-Surakshit Haryana –– for another week, till July 12, along with more relaxations.

According to the new guidelines released by the Haryana government,

• All shops will be allowed to open from 9 am to 8 pm

• Malls will remain open from 10 am to 08 pm.

• Restaurants and bars (including in hotels and in malls) can operate from 10 am to 10 pm with 50% seating capacity and requisite social distancing norms, regular sanitisation and Covid-19 appropriate behavioural norms.

Andhra Pradesh govt relaxes Covid-19 curfew timings in 11 districts from July 8

The state government had decided to further relax the curfew by 4 hours in 11 districts from July 8.

The new curfew timings would be from 10pm to 6am against 6am to 6pm being implemented now. However, the shops and establishments, including theatres, restaurants and others would have to close by 9pm.

However, the curfew would be relaxed for two more hours in the entire East Godavari and West Godavari districts as the Covid-19 positive cases are yet to come down here.

The curfew would be relaxed from 6am to 7pm in the night all over the two districts. The shops and establishments would have to close by 6pm till further orders.

The government had also given relaxation to the restaurants, hotels, function halls, gyms, shopping malls and others would have to observe physical distance while allowing people.

The rule of face mask and sanitizer wold also be made compulsory at all these public places, though they are allowed to be open till 7pm in East and West Godavari districts or till 9pm in the rest of the 11 districts.

Bihar announces new Covid rules

Govt & pvt offices are permitted to resume work normally. COVID vaccinated persons permitted to enter offices.

Educational institutions including Universities, schools for classes 11th&12th to reopen with 50% capacity.

Restaurant & eateries to function with 50% capacity – ANI

Uttarakhand extends COVID curfew till July 13

COVID-curfew extended till 6 am of July 13, 2021. Malls to reopen at 50% capacity and markets to remain closed on weekends – ANI

Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar market closed for flouting COVID norms

Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar market closed for flouting COVID norms. The market will remain closed until further orders.

Lajpat Nagar Market Traders Association asked to show cause why action should not be taken against them for violating COVID norms: DDMA – ANI

Bihar Unlock: More Lockdown Relaxations Announced; Offices, Schools, Restaurants To Reopen

Announcing further relaxations in the lockdown restrictions as part of the phased-wise Unlock process, the Bihar government eased several COVID-19 curbs.

Educational institutions and restaurants will be eased. The decision was taken after the state witnessed a downward trend in fresh COVID cases.

Here are the fresh Bihar Unlock guidelines:

• All government and private offices can operate in Bihar, adding that those who are vaccinated against COVID-19 will be allowed to enter the workplace.

• Universities, colleges, technical educational institutions, government training institutes and schools for classes 11 and 12 have been allowed reopen in Bihar with 50 per cent attendance.

• Special arrangements will be made by the Bihar government for vaccination of students, teachers and staff of educational institutions.

• Restaurants and eateries will be allowed to operate 50 per cent seating capacity

Assam declares total lockdown in 7 districts from Wednesday, July 7 until further notice

Assam declared a total covid-19 lockdown in seven of its districts — Goalpara, Golaghat, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur, Biswanath and Morigaon — as they are showing high positivity rate of covid infections in the recent days.

The lockdown will start from 5 am Wednesday and remain in place until further notice.

All restaurants, shops, public and private transport are banned.

Chandigarh further eases Covid restrictions

“Restaurants, bars & eateries are allowed to open from 10 am to 10.30 pm. Guests allowed for special gatherings would be increased to 100 (persons) or 50% capacity of the banquet hall etc., whichever is less,” says Chandigarh Administration in a fresh order

Uttarakhand has cancelled Kanwar Yatra this year: DGP Ashok Kumar

Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar says, “We held a meeting with the cops of eight states. Just like in 2020, Uttarakhand govt has cancelled Kanwar Yatra this year too due to Covid.

So, we appeal to everyone to cooperate with us and offer prayers at their local temples and not come to Haridwar.” (ANI)

Nagaland govt announces 7-day Unlock 2.0 from July 11 with further relaxations

The Nagaland government announced the second phase of unlock for seven days from July 11.

The HPC decided to relax shopping hours from 6 am to 4 pm, he said. Sports activities would also be allowed with a gathering of up to 100 people.

A COVID-19 negative report has been made mandatory for persons entering the state. The test should be conducted not before 72 hours of entry.

Permitted stoppage of select trains at Dimapur, the only train station of the state, from July 11 by adhering to strict standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Punjab govt lifts weekend and night curfews with conditions

Allows gatherings of 100 indoors and 200 outdoors

Punjab govt lifts weekend and night curfews, allows reopening of colleges, cinema halls, malls, restaurants, bars and gyms with a condition that all staffers and eligible visitors have got at least one shot of Covid vaccine: Official statement (PTI)

Delhi govt frames guidelines for domestic travellers in anticipation of third wave

For international travellers arriving in Delhi, central government guidelines will be followed, the plan states.

The graded action plan approved by the Delhi government on Friday in anticipation of a third Covid wave has recommended guidelines for people entering the city, including for travellers from states with over five per cent positivity rate and those which have reported mutant strains.

The graded action plan has four levels of alerts based on the positivity rate or number of new cases, oxygen or bed occupancy.

The first level (L-1) is yellow coded, second (L-2) is ‘Amber’, third level (L-3) is ‘Orange’ and the highest level (L-4) is ‘Red’ that denotes over five per cent positivity or number of new cases reaching 16,000 during a week or 3,000 oxygen-bed occupancy.

The plan states that there are three types of situations in which restrictions will be put in place in respect of domestic travel.

The restrictions will come into force when a ‘Red Alert’ (Level 4) has been enforced in Delhi and people are coming by air into the city (including transit passengers) from other highly infected states and Union Territories where positivity rate is more than five per cent, the plan states.

The second condition of restrictions will involve people coming into Delhi by air, trains, buses, cars, trucks from other highly infected states or Union Territories where positivity rate is over 10 per cent, it says.

The third condition for the restrictions is when people coming to Delhi through different modes of transport from other states or Union Territories where a new mutant of virus is detected, it added.

Such restrictions were imposed on travellers from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh where a mutant of coronavirus was found in May this year.

People arriving in Delhi during implementation of graded action plan will require to produce a certificate of successful vaccination of two doses of COVID-19 vaccine or a negative RT-PCR report not more than 72 hours old.

Those failing to do so will require to undergo a 14-day mandatory institutional or paid quarantine stay, stated the action plan document.

Officials, including district magistrates, deputy commissioners of police, municipal deputy commissioners among others will ensure strict compliance of Covid-appropriate behaviour, it added.

Tripura confirms 138 of 151 samples sent for testing found positive for Delta plus, while 10 samples had Delta variants, three contained Alpha variants

Tripura has reimposed its 24 hours weekend curfew till 6 am Monday. The state has already imposed a curfew in urban areas including the capital Agartala where the positivity was the highest at around 10 percent.

Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra

No devotees allowed to participate in Rath Yatra. Chariot pullers who test RT-PCR negative & have been fully vaccinated will be permitted to attend the yatra. Around 1,000 officials excluding police personnel will be deployed: Administrator, Puri Jagannath Temple

Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till July 19 with further relaxations

Lockdown in Tamil Nadu extended till July 19th with further relaxations. Hotels, tea shops, bakeries, roadside shops, snack shops can function with 50% of customers till 9 PM. Schools, colleges, theatres, liquor bars, swimming pools, zoos will remain closed. (ANI)

When Can Delhi Impose Total Lockdown? CM Kejriwal Explains Colour-coded Plan to Fight Possible Third Wave

No doubts will remain about when the lockdown will be imposed or when it will open, said Kejriwal amid concerns over a possible third wave of coronavirus,

Amid concerns over a possible third wave of coronavirus, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government has framed a colour-coded response action plan for restricting various activities and functioning of Metro trains, restaurants and shopping malls in accordance with the severity of the pandemic. Under the plan, there will be no confusion about enforcement and lifting of various curbs, the Chief Minister stated.

“The ‘Graded Response Action Plan’ was passed in the DDMA meeting today. No doubts will remain about when the lockdown will be imposed or when it will open. In the meeting, there was also discussion about the Delta plus variant. We have to stop this variant from spreading in Delhi, for which the government is taking all necessary steps,” Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi yesterday. The chief minister stated that such a graded response action plan be adopted at the national level as well.

Four levels of Graded Response Action Plan

Under the Graded Response Action Plan, there are four levels of colour-coded alerts —-Yellow, Amber, Orange and Red. The stage of alert will be based on positivity rate (on two consecutive days), cumulative number of new cases (over a week) and average oxygenated-bed occupancy (for a week).

While night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am will be imposed in the national capital during three stages - Yellow, Amber and Orange, there will be ‘total curfew’ if ‘Red’ alert is sounded.

When Will Yellow Alert be Sounded? What Will Remain Restricted in Level-I?

The ‘Yellow’ (Level-1) alert will be sounded when the positivity rate crosses 0.5 per cent or new cases increase to 1,500 or oxygenated bed occupancy reaches 500. Cinema halls, banquet halls, spas, gyms, outdoor yoga activity, entertainment parks and amusement parks will not be allowed if ‘Yellow’ alert is sounded.

Construction, manufacturing activities and shops, establishments will be allowed to function. However, shops of non-essential goods and services, and malls will open based on odd-even formula from 10 AM to 8 PM. Only one weekly market per zone with 50 per cent vendors will be allowed to open.

Besides, restaurants will be allowed with 50 per cent capacity from 8 am to 10 pm while bars can also operate with the same capacity, but from 12 noon to 10 pm. Also, the Delhi Metro will run at 50 per cent of its seating capacity while auto-rickshaws and cabs can ferry up to two passengers.

Private offices can function with up to 50 per cent of the staff.

Amber (Level 2) Alert

Amber alert will come into force if the positivity rate rises above one per cent or new cases number 3,500 or oxygenated bed occupancy reaching 700. It will invoke the same responses mostly as ‘Yellow’ one except that malls and shops of non-essential goods and services will be allowed to open from 10 AM to 6 PM.

The Delhi Metro will run at 33 per cent of its seating capacity in Amber alert under which dining facility in restaurants will not be allowed, but home delivery or take away service will continue.

Orange (Level 3) Alert

The ‘Orange’ or L-3 alert will kick-in if the positivity rate crosses two per cent or new cases number 9,000 or oxygenated bed occupancy becomes 1,000.

Construction activities will be allowed with onsite labourers while industrial activities will be restricted except those related to essential commodities and defense production.

Malls and weekly markets will be closed. Only standalone non-essential shops will open from 10 AM to 6 PM under orange alert of the plan.

Total Lockdown in Areas Under ‘Red’ Alert

The ‘Red’ alert (level 4) will come into force if the positivity rate crosses five per cent or new cases rise to 16,000 or oxygenated bed occupancy reaches 3,000.

“With this plan, there will be a sense of certainty and accountability on our part towards the people of Delhi. The plan descriptively elaborates upon when the lockdown will be imposed and when it will be lifted,” Kerjiwal was quoted as saying in a government statement.

Although most economic activities will not be permitted under the ‘Red’ alert, construction activities with onsite labourers and industrial manufacturing of essential commodities, national security and defence-related productions will be allowed.

Malls and weekly markets will be closed and standalone non-essential shops open.

Himachal Pradesh Police deploys extra dedicated force to enforce COVID-appropriate behaviour

Himachal Pradesh Police has deployed extra dedicated force to enforce COVID19 appropriate behaviour in tourist hot spots like Shimla, Manali, Dharamshala, Rohtang Tunnel, Kasauli & Dalhousie (ANI)

MHA says COVID-19 positivity rates in some districts is over 10 per cent

COVID-19 positivity rate in some districts of Rajasthan, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, W Bengal, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh is over 10 per cent: MHA (PTI)

Maharashtra Lockdown: Full Shutdown Imposed in 22 Villages of Ahmednagar District For 8 Days

Issuing fresh guidelines, the Ahmednagar district administration said for the next eight days, only drug stores, vegetable, milk and agricultural service centers will remain open in the 22 villages.

As per the latest updates, the coronavirus cases started increasing in Ahmednagar since last week of June, but the number of cases in Parner Taluka remained relatively high. It could be because of people coming from Mumbai, locals said.

The talukas where the lockdown has been imposed include Nighoj, Patharwadi, Dhotre, Takli Dhokeshwar, Wadgaon Gund, Shirsule, Raitale, Lonimavla, Bhalvani, Pimpri Jalsen, Jamgaon, Patharwadi, Jawala, Hattalankhindi, Pimpalgaon Rotha, Loni Haveli, Pokhari, Vanakute. Moreover, strict lockdown has been imposed in Khadakwadi, Savargaon and Valvane villages.

• Issuing fresh guidelines, the district administration said for the next eight days, only drug stores, vegetable, milk and agricultural service centers will open in the village.

• However, no wedding, birthday, inauguration or any other ceremony will be held in these villages.

• Visitors from outside will be kept in isolation centres at the school for seven days.

• The villagers, who work as drivers in various places, will stay in isolation at the school instead of staying at home in the village.

• Teachers will not leave Gramsevak Talathi headquarters.

• One hundred percent family inspection and corona tests will be conducted in each ward.

• Patients found to have symptoms will be forcibly brought to COVID Care centres.

The lockdown really worked in bringing down the covid cases. But these measures are usually taken when things go out of control