Standalone shops will also be allowed but salons will stay shut for now, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said.
New Delhi, May 18:
Markets and shopping complexes can reopen on an odd-even basis in Delhi and buses, autos and taxis can run with limited passengers, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today as he gave details of lockdown 4 extended in the capital till May 31.
Standalone shops will also be allowed but salons will stay shut for now, he said.
“We have to gradually move towards opening up economic activities. Until we have a vaccine, it won’t get over. We will have to learn to live with coronavirus,” Mr Kejriwal said, adding that masks and physical distancing would remain an imperative in the city, which is among the metros with the most number of coronavirus cases in India.
Delhi has over 10,000 coronavirus cases.
“When corona came into India, we were not prepared. We did not know how to prepare. In the last one and a half months, we have made provisions for separate hospitals, testing kits, ventilators,” the Chief Minister said.
The changes will not apply to containment zones or areas which are worst affected by coronavirus.
Metro trains, schools, colleges, malls and cinemas will stay closed for now, Mr Kejriwal said.
What is allowed and what not:
Taxis and cabs with two passengers, maxi-cabs with four passengers
Drivers will be responsible for disinfecting the vehicle before every ride
Cars can run with two passengers, two-wheelers cannot have pillion riders
Car pooling and sharing will not be allowed
Buses will be allowed but with 20 passengers, all will be screened before boarding
Government and private offices will be allowed
Markets to open on an odd-even basis, with staggered timings
All standalone shops can open
Restaurants can reopen but only for home delivery
Construction activities will be allowed but no workers from outside
Weddings can be held with 50 people
Funerals can be held with 20 people only
Hotels, cinemas, shopping malls, gyms, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres, bars, auditoriums, assembly halls will stay shut
Social, political, sports, entertainment, academic, cultural and religious gatherings won’t be allowed
Religious places of worship will remain closed
No religious gatherings will be allowed
Barbers, spas and salons will stay shut for now
7 pm to 7 am curfew will remain, only essential services will be allowed in other times
Those below 10, above 65, pregnant women and people who have other health conditions must stay in
Sports complex and stadiums can open, but no crowds will be allowed
Auto-rickshaws, e-rickshaws, cycle rickshaws will be allowed with one passenger.