Lockdown 5.0: Here are key highlights from the government's latest order

The government issued guidelines about Lockdown 5.0 on May 30.

Moneycontrol News

May 30, 2020 / 08:54 PM IST

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Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on May 30 announced the new guidelines for lockdown 5.0. In an order issued, all activities outside containment zones will be permitted.

Here are the Key highlights of Lockdown 5.0:

1. In phase one, Religious places, Hotels, Restaurants, Shopping malls to open from June 8 outside containment zones.

2. In the second phase, Schools, colleges and educational institutes will be opened after consultations with states and union territories. Based on the feedback, decision will be taken in the month of July 2020.

3. In the third phase, Dates for restarting International air travel except as permitted by MHA, Metro Rail, Cinema halls, gyms, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres, bars and auditoriums, assembly halls, Social, political, sports, entertainment, academic, cultural, religious functions and other large congregations will be decided after assessing the situation.

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