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CISF has prepared a standard operating protocol for the safe restart of the Delhi metro

NEW DELHI: Lockdown 4.0 is likely to see more opening above economic activities, particularly manufacturing in more sectors, and most importantly, the resumption of mass transportation on a limited scale. But there are hints of the zone classification criteria, depending on which districts are declared red, green, and orange. zones – You may not see any major changes.
Sources said that while color-coding of districts and declaration of containment zones will be maintained on the basis of positive cases, there will be much smaller reductions in economic activities, workplaces, business operations, factories. and manufacturing units in non-containment zones in red zones. This means that more businesses and markets will be opened with fewer restrictions, such as fixed-day operations, provided that social distancing is observed. E-commerce for non-essential products can also be allowed in red zones.
“Malls, salon services may not start yet”
With the total ban on public transport in the red zones that hinders the opening of private offices, even with 33% attendance and that also makes government employees uncomfortable, the gradual opening of these services is being considered. This may include opening Metro rail services on a limited scale. CISF has prepared a standard operating protocol for the safe resumption of Delhi metro, which prescribes the detection of passengers and excludes those who are marked by the scanning system. In a major relaxation, the aviation sector may open as of Monday, although only on some domestic routes. Delhi-Mumbai will be among the routes on which flights are likely to resume.
New guidelines for prolonged blocking may include a negative list of activities to be excluded, rather than a list of those allowed in the red and orange zones. “So basically, unless expressly prohibited in red and yellow zones, all activities can be resumed in areas outside of the containment zones,” an official said. Sources said shopping malls, Barber and lounge services may remain closed in red zones during 4.0 lockout.

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