Haryana eases curbs; restaurant, gym timings extended

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 18

With Covid cases coming down, the state government today announced more relaxations, including increase in the timings of restaurants, bars and gymnasiums.

However, night curfew will remain in force from 11 pm to 5 am, stated an order by the Chief Secretary.

Meanwhile, all shops can stay open from 9 am to 8 pm, while malls will be open from 10 am to 8 pm. Restaurants and bars, including the ones in malls, will be allowed to open from 10 am to 11 pm with 50 per cent capacity; home delivery of food is allowed till 11 pm. The earlier timing was from 10 am to 10 pm.

Club houses, restaurants and bars in golf courses will also be allowed to operate from 10 am to 11 pm with 50 per cent capacity. Gyms have been allowed to stay open from 6 am to 9 pm with 50 per cent attendance as against 8 pm earlier. The gatherings at weddings and funerals have been capped at 100. In open spaces, the gatherings up to 200 persons are allowed. Earlier, the limit was 50.

The spas will be allowed to open from 6 am to 8 pm with 50 per cent capacity subject to strict Covid protocols. Similarly, swimming pools will be allowed to open only for athletes, who are practising for events. The order stated cinema halls (in malls and standalone) are allowed to open with 50 per cent capacity.

“Universities and colleges will be open for students to clear doubts and attend practical classes with adherence to social distancing norms and Covid-appropriate behaviour,” the order said.

Similarly, coaching institutes, libraries and training institutes, both government and private, are allowed to open. Industrial Training Institutes will reopen for doubt classes and practical examinations.

The Common Law Admission Test to be conducted by Delhi University on July 23 will be held in the state.

Other relaxations

• Clubs, restaurants and bars in golf courses to open till 11 pm
• Gyms to open from 6 am to 9 pm
• Common Law Admission Test by DU on July 23 allowed
• Gathering at weddings, funerals have been capped at 100
• In open spaces, gatherings up to 200 persons allowed

Over 69,000 more get vaccinated

• In all, 69,763 persons were inoculated in the past 24 hours; with this, 1.05 crore beneficiaries received the vaccination till Sunday
• Meanwhile, 7,59,133 persons have so far recovered from the disease. The recovery rate is reported to be 98.65 per cent, while the fatality rate is pegged at 1.25 per cent