Newspaper Headlines: Malls, Hotels Can Reopen On June 8, Lockdown Extended Till June 30

Malls, hotels, restaurants and places of worship can open on June 8 except in areas with the most number of coronavirus cases, the government said on Saturday, extending the nationwide lockdown till June 30 with a phased plan to unlock India. All activities banned earlier will open up in phases, the home ministry said in new guidelines on Saturday. The aviation regulator DGCA will order a probe into a "lapse" after an empty Air India plane flying from Delhi to Moscow returned midway when the pilot was found infected with coronavirus.

  • The Centre on Saturday extended the nationwide lockdown in containment zones up to June 30. This will be the fifth consecutive extension of the nationwide lockdown and will come into effect once the current phase - Lockdown 4.0 - ends on May 31. An Air India flight from Delhi to Moscow on Saturday had to return midway after the airline's ground team found out that one of the pilots had tested positive for novel coronavirus, officials said.
    The Centre on Saturday extended the nationwide lockdown in containment zones up to June 30. This will be the fifth consecutive extension of the nationwide lockdown and will come into effect once the current phase - Lockdown 4.0 - ends on May 31. An Air India flight from Delhi to Moscow on Saturday had to return midway after the airline's ground team found out that one of the pilots had tested positive for novel coronavirus, officials said.
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  • "Unlock 1" will begin from Monday, confining the lockdown to COVID containment zones, educational institutions, congregation platforms and mass transport systems in the country. Malls, hotels and restaurants and places of worship will be allowed to open from June 8 in "Phase 1 of Reopening (Unlock 1)". Over 44 per cent of the 40,000-plus Covid-19 patients detected during the first two months of the epidemic's growth in India have no documented history of exposure to the infection, suggesting poor record-keeping, health researchers have said.
    "Unlock 1" will begin from Monday, confining the lockdown to COVID containment zones, educational institutions, congregation platforms and mass transport systems in the country. Malls, hotels and restaurants and places of worship will be allowed to open from June 8 in "Phase 1 of Reopening (Unlock 1)". Over 44 per cent of the 40,000-plus Covid-19 patients detected during the first two months of the epidemic's growth in India have no documented history of exposure to the infection, suggesting poor record-keeping, health researchers have said.
  • In its first clear message that the lockdown is being unwound, the Centre on Saturday issued 'Unlock 1' guidelines allowing a phased re-opening of most activities across the country, and limiting the lockdown only to containment zones for a month till June 30. It also cut the night curfew hours from 9 pm to 5 am (7 pm to 7 am till now). Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Saturday that dialogue at the military and diplomatic levels are on between India and China to resolve the situation. He said India wants good relations with its neighbours.
    In its first clear message that the lockdown is being unwound, the Centre on Saturday issued 'Unlock 1' guidelines allowing a phased re-opening of most activities across the country, and limiting the lockdown only to containment zones for a month till June 30. It also cut the night curfew hours from 9 pm to 5 am (7 pm to 7 am till now). Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Saturday that dialogue at the military and diplomatic levels are on between India and China to resolve the situation. He said India wants good relations with its neighbours.
  • The government announced a three-phased "unlocking" of India from Covid-19 restrictions with the re-opening of religious places, hotels and malls from June 8 while keeping containment zones under strict Lockdown 5.0 till next month-end. India on Saturday witnessed a steep increase in the number of discharged patients as 11,264 people were released from hospitals, even as Covid-19 cases saw spiked by nearly 8,000 in a single day.
    The government announced a three-phased "unlocking" of India from Covid-19 restrictions with the re-opening of religious places, hotels and malls from June 8 while keeping containment zones under strict Lockdown 5.0 till next month-end. India on Saturday witnessed a steep increase in the number of discharged patients as 11,264 people were released from hospitals, even as Covid-19 cases saw spiked by nearly 8,000 in a single day.
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