As the country entered the fourth phase of lockdown fighting coronavirus, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announced a slew of relaxations saying that the city has to slowly move towards opening of economy amid the pandemic.
“We used lockdown period to make arrangements to deal with Covid-19,” he said.
Here are the new rules for the capital as part of Lockdown 4.0:
- Barber shops, spas and saloons will remain closed for now.
- Stepping out of homes between 7 pm to 7 am, except for essential services will be prohibited.
- Taxis and cabs will be allowed but only two passengers at a time in a car.
- Auto rickshaw and e-rickshaw with one passenger each, buses with 20 passengers to be allowed.
- Metro trains, schools, colleges, shopping malls and swimming pools to remain closed.
- Private offices can open at full strength but they should try that most of the staff works from home.
- Markets can open but shops will open on odd-even basis.
- Sports complexes & stadiums can open but without spectators.
- Religious gatherings not allowed in Delhi till May 31.
- Restaurants can open only for home-delivery.
The massive relaxations in the national capital come at a time when Kejriwal has been saying that a total lockdown has led to a debilitating revenue loss for Delhi government.
