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According the Unlock 4 guidelines, the central government permitted schools to reopen but left the final call to the states. Schools will function at 50 percent capacity while online classes will continue for those who decide against attending school physically.
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The reopening of schools comes after a gap of almost six months, albeit with certain restrictions and guidelines to curb the spread of COVID-19
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However, with festive season around the corner and a strong sense of fatigue setting in about staying locked at home, it almost seems certain that the COVID-19 situation will get worse before it gets better.
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The Yellow Line recorded the highest ridership at nearly 26,900 passengers followed by the Blue Line (22,600) and Pink Line (3,900)
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The Sikkim tourism department will also allow domestic tourists with pre-booked or package tours to enter the state from October 2020, if they can produce a COVID-19 negative certificate at the border check post.
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On day one of Chennai Metro resuming services, only train services on the Blue Line were restarted, meaning, metro trains were operating between Airport Metro Station and Washermenpet Metro Station.
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Moneycontrol's Sakshi Batra does a 3 point analysis of the SBI Research Report on Three months After Unlock to find out what has recovered in the economy and what has not.
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We detail everything that DMRC passengers need to keep in mind, right from the time they park their vehicles and enter the station, to the security check, in-train protocols and their exit at the destination. We also take a look at DMRC’s sanitisation and disinfection protocols to maintain hygiene at stations and on trains to prevent the spread of Covid
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Commuters who 'wilfully' defy norms of social distancing or do not wear masks at metro stations to be named and shamed
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West Bengal government extended the COVID-19 induced lockdown in the state till September 30 but has relaxed curbs on metro rail services.
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Uttar Pradesh chief secretary RK Tiwari in the guidelines that he issued on Sunday night, “Now, a district magistrate cannot impose any lockdown outside containment zones in the respective districts. However, the weekend statewide restrictions introduced by the state government, as they were announced on July 14, will continue till further orders."
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Madan Kaushik, the state cabinet minister and spokesperson said , "The visitors have to register themselves on a state government smart city portal smartcitydehradun.uk.gov.in and produce COVID-19 negative report ranging in the last 72-hours."
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Though many establishments have welcomed the government's decision, they also have expressed apprehensions that it may take a while for the business to pick up with the pandemic situation still around.
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In terms of outlook going forward, Subramanian said a few sectors clearly demonstrate the V-shape recovery
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Considering, the state will not impose coronavirus lockdown outside of containment zones, here is a list of what will be allowed and what will not be allowed in Meghalaya from September 1.
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In the northeastern state of Manipur, the lockdown is supposed to end on August 31. Considering the state would not extend it any further, here is a list of what will be allowed and what will not be allowed from September 1.
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After the MHA guidelines, Madhya Pradesh too have relaxed certain restrictions. Home Minister Narottam Mishra said there would be no lockdown on Sundays now.
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As on August 29, the total number of cases in Ladakh is 2,609 of which active cases are 826 while 1745 have recovered and 32 deaths.
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As of August 30, Kerala reported 2,154 new COVID-19 cases with 1,766 recoveries and 7 deaths. The active cases in the state stands at 23,658.
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The Karnataka government too on August 31 said that it would relax the curbs on Metro, sports and social gatherings among other activities in a phase-wise manner starting from the first week of September but lockdown in containment zones shall remain in force till 30 September.
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Jharkhand's COVID-19 tally rose to 38,435 on August 30 as 1,323 more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection.
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On August 30, Gujarat's COVID-119 tally climbed to 95,155, while the death toll crossed the 3,000-mark and rose to 3,008.
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Bihar has reported 135,035 COVID-19 cases as of August 31. This figure includes a death toll of 578, 17,333 active cases and 117,124 patients who had recovered.
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Assam has reported 105,774 COVID-19 cases as of August 30. This figure includes a death toll of 296, 21,551 active cases and 83,927 patients who had recovered.
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Arunachal Pradesh has reported 4,034 COVID-19 cases as of August 31. This figure includes a death toll of 7, 1,205 active cases and 2,822 patients who had recovered.
