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The private offices will be allowed to function with 50 per cent staff.
The Delhi CM asserted that his government is ready to deal with the third wave of the coronavirus which is expected to affect children.
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday (June 5) extended the lockdown while announcing further relaxations.
Markets and malls will be allowed to open on an odd-even basis from June 7. Delhi Metro will also resume services with 50% capacity, Kejriwal informed.
“The private offices will be allowed to function with 50 per cent staff. Group A staff of government offices will be allowed to function with 100%, group B with 50% staff,” the Delhi Chief Minister was quoted as saying by ANI.
Ahead of further easing of curbs in the national capital, Delhi police commissioner S N Shrivastava met with senior officials on Saturday to review preparations.
Updated 3 hours ago A commuter uses his handkerchief to cover his face as he travels in a metro train in New Delhi. | Reuters
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that malls and markets in the city will resume operation on an odd-even basis of shop numbers from June 7. The Delhi Metro will also function with 50% occupancy, as the positivity rate in the national Capital dipped to 0.53%.
Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government unveiled a five-level unlock plan based on positivity rate and availability of oxygen beds in various districts. In Capital Mumbai, restaurants, salons and spas will operate at 50% occupancy till 4 pm. Shops will also have to be shut by 4 pm. However, local train services will be available only for passengers in medical and essential services. Maharashtra reported 13,659 cases in the last 24 hours, including 866 in Mumbai.
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UP has announced relaxations of curfew in several districts
Rajasthan also began its unlock from June 2
New Delhi: With COVID-19 cases declining, Delhi and several other states will see further relaxation in lockdown, including reopening of markets and malls and resumption of metro services.
Delhi will continue its unlocking process from June 7 while Maharashtra will implement a five-level plan to ease curbs based on weekly positivity rate and occupancy of oxygen beds in districts.
Even as the COVID situation has relatively improved in most of the northern and western states, southern and eastern parts of the country are still reporting a high number of cases.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday (June 5, 2021) announced that the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions are being extended in the national capital with more relaxations.