Haryana Government on Sunday extended the COVID-19 lockdown by another week till July 5, while allowing university campuses to open for research scholars and practical classes in laboratories.
“The Mahamari Alert-Surakshit Haryana is extended for another week that is from June 28 (5 am onwards) to July 5 (till 5 am) in the state of Haryana,” stated an order issued by Chief Secretary Vijai Vardhan under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
The State Government has termed the COVID-19 lockdown "Mahamari Alert-Surakshit Haryana.
According to the order, the University campuses are allowed to open for research scholars, laboratory practicals, remedial and doubt classes by adopting requisite social distancing norms, regular sanitisation and Covid-appropriate behaviour. Anganwadi centres and crèches under the Women and Child Development Department shall continue to remain closed. These places will remain shut till July 31 in the state. The state’s Department of Women and Child Welfare will release the methodology for implementation of various women and child welfare programmes in the state, the order said.
The relaxations on reopening of shops, malls, restaurants, religious places, corporate offices, gatherings in weddings, funerals, open spaces etc will continue as currently in place.
According to earlier relaxations all shops are allowed to open from 9 am to 8 pm, malls from 10 am to 8 pm, restaurants and bars, including in hotels and malls, from 10 am to 10 pm with 50 per cent seating capacity. Swimming pools and spas will continue to remain closed.
"Now, after duly considering the fact that although the Covid positivity rate and the number of new Covid positive cases have declined, so as to continue the preventive and precautionary measures to contain the Covid pandemic… the 'Mahamari Alert-Surakshit Haryana' is extended for another week..,” the order added.
Haryana Government had imposed the lockdown in the state on May 3 in view of the prevailing Covid situation.