Unlock 4: center said no state can enforce lockdown outside containment zones
New Delhi:
More activities are now allowed outside of the coronavirus containment zones in the center’s latest Unlock4 guidelines. However, lockdown rules will remain in effect in COVID-19 containment zones until September 30, the Interior Ministry said in a notification tonight.
States cannot impose any localized blockades outside containment zones without consulting with the center, the Interior Ministry said.
“States must not impose any local blockades outside the containment zones. State governments or Union territories shall not impose any local blockades (state, district, subdivision, city or village) outside the containment zones, without consult previously with the central government. “said the order.
He said containment zones will be demarcated by district authorities at a micro level after taking into consideration the Interior Ministry’s guidelines to effectively break the chain of transmission of the coronavirus.
Within the containment areas, strict perimeter control will be maintained and only essential activities will be allowed. The government said the buffer zones will be updated on the district collectors’ websites.
There are no restrictions on interstate and intrastate movement, and you don’t need a separate permit to go from one state to another.
“National guidelines for the management of COVID-19 will continue to apply across the country, with a view to ensuring social distancing. Stores must maintain adequate physical distance between customers. The MHA (Ministry of the Interior) will oversee the effective implementation of the directives, “the government said in the notification.
Other key updates to the Unlock4 guidelines include the resumption of subway train service and allowing open-air theaters to operate with a maximum attendance of 100 people.
“The Metro Rail will be able to operate as of September 7 in a staggered manner, by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the Ministry of Railways in consultation with the MHA. In this sense, a standard operating procedure will be issued,” said the Ministry inland. said.
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