Partial lockdown in Uttarakhand: Markets to be closed by 2 pm, Night curfew timings changed
Dehradun,
Apr
21:
The
Uttarakhand
government
has
ordered
closure
of
markets
in
urban
areas
barring
shops
dealing
in
essential
commodities
from
2
pm
onwards
and
changing
of
the
night
curfew
timing
across
the
state
from
9
pm
to
7
pm.
The
order
aimed
at
checking
the
spread
of
COVID-19
comes
into
effect
from
Wednesday,
Chief
Secretary
Om
Prakash
said.
The night curfew timing for all 13 districts has been revised from 9 pm-5 pm to 7 pm-5 pm, it said.
The order of closing shops and business establishments also applies to shopping malls, he said.
Considering the likelihood of people from Uttarakhand working in Delhi returning home in the wake of a six-day lockdown in the national capital, online registration and a negative RT-PCR test report not older than 72 hours has been made mandatory for the returnees.
All schools, degree colleges, institutes and coaching centres have been closed.
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The revised standard operating procedures (SOPs) also makes it mandatory for all modes of public transport, including buses and auto rickshaws, besides facilities like cinema halls, restaurants, bars and gyms to run at half their seating capacity.
According to the new SOPs, not more than 100 people can gather for religious, political and social functions barring the ongoing Kumbh Mela where the restrictions announced earlier will remain effective.
It orders complete closure of swimming pools and spas in all districts. Organising religious, political and social functions will be completely prohibited in containment and micro containment zones.
Uttarakhand reported its highest number of COVID-19 cases in a day on Tuesday with 3,012 people testing positive for the infection.