Lockdown extended in Haryana till May 31 with major relaxations for opening of shops

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, May 23

With a view to contain the spurt in Covid-19 cases, the Haryana government on Sunday extended the lockdown for another week from May 24 to 31 with major relaxations for the opening of shops.

An order issued by Vijai Vardhan, Chief Secretary-cum Chairman of the State Executive Committee constituted under the Disaster Management Act, said “Mahamari alert—Surakshit Haryana”(pandemic alert-safe Haryana) had been extended but certain relaxations had been given.

Now, the standalone shops will remain open except when the night curfew is in place. The other shops will remain open from 7 am to 12 noon on odd-even basis.

While odd number shops will open on odd days, the even number shops will remain open on the even days, the order said adding that shopping malls would remain closed.

Under the lockdown orders, a cap of 11 persons had been enforced for the marriage functions and funerals.

The marriages would be allowed to be conducted in either homes or courts with strictly no movement of baraat procession allowed in the state.

The movement of only essential services, including hearth, police and emergency and municipal services and services engaged in Covid-19 duty would continue to exempted from these restrictions. 

However, people would be required to get e-passes for any movement within or outside the state.

Highlights

*Standalone shops to remain open except when night curfew is in place.

*Other shops to open from 7 am to 12 noon on odd-even basis.

*Shopping malls to remain shut.