CM Arvind Kejriwal said this will be on trial basis for a week and strict action will be taken if the Covid numbers rise.
As Covid numbers in the national capital drop to a three-month low, shops, malls and restaurants in Delhi will open from tomorrow. Instead of the current odd-even system, the shops will remain open seven days a week. However, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said this will be on trial basis for a week and strict action will be taken if the Covid numbers rise.
Mr Kejriwal said that shop timings will remain the same, from 10 am to 8 pm.
Restaurants, which were earlier available only for home deliveries and takeways, can now have diners but with only 50 per cent of seating capacity.
With 50 per cent vendors, weekly markets have also been allowed, and only one market per day will function in each municipal zone. Salons can open but spas will remain shut.
While private offices will be allowed to run with 50 per cent capacity, Government offices can open with full capacity.
Schools, colleges and educational will continue to be shut.
Swimming pools, amusement parks, water parks will also remain shut and no public gatherings are allowed. The Chief Minister said religious places can open but no devotee will be allowed.
“If the cases of infection keep decreasing in the current manner, then our life will gradually come back on track. It is a great tragedy and we all have to face it together,” Mr Kejriwal said.
The Delhi Chief Minister has repeatedly underscored the need for caution in the unlock process, declaring that the hard-fought gains made over the last weeks should not be squandered.
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