Unlock 4.0: Metro services may resume from Sept 1; reopening of schools unlikely, say officials

Metro services were suspended in late March to combat the spread of novel coronavirus

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Updated At : 11:29 PM Aug 24, 2020 IST

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New Delhi, August 24

Metro train services may be allowed in the ‘Unlock 4’ phase beginning September 1, but schools and colleges are unlikely to reopen anytime soon, officials said on Monday.

Bars, which are so far not allowed to reopen, may be permitted to sell liquor over the counter for take away.

Metro rail services may be allowed from September 1 when the ‘Unlock 4’ phase in the graded reopening from the coronavirus-induced lockdown begins, but schools and colleges will not reopen immediately, an official said.

Metro services were suspended in late March to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has infected more than 31 lakh people in the country so far. PTI

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