By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government on Wednesday prolonged the partial lockdown additional by 15 days with the comfort of restrictions for 12 hours in 20 districts the place the Covid-19 check positivity charge is under 5% and eight hours in the remainder of 10 districts which have been recording a TPR of greater than 5%.
The districts have been divided into two classes — Category A and Category B — on the idea of Covid caseload, TPR, and different related parameters.
The districts beneath Category A are Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Kalahandi, Balangir, Nuapada, Sonepur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Boudh, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, and Rayagada.
The Category B districts are Nayagarh, Puri, Khurda, Cuttack, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, and Mayurbhanj.
Announcing the graded unlocking within the State from 5 am of July 1 until 6 am of July 16, Chief Secretary Suresh Mahapatra mentioned the weekly shutdown will no extra be imposed within the Category A districts, however it would proceed in the remainder 10 districts to comprise the unfold of coronavirus an infection.
“The night curfew will remain in force across the state till the further decision of the government. While all types of shops including street food vendors are allowed to open from 6 am to 6 pm in Category A districts, the same relaxation is applicable from 6 am to 2 pm in Category B districts,” Mahapatra mentioned.
Earlier, the federal government had relaxed lockdown restrictions for 12 hours in 17 districts. Three extra districts — Angul, Dhenkanal, and Keonjhar have been added to the listing on account of enchancment within the Covid scenario.
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In an enormous aid to road meals distributors, the federal government has allowed them to serve to remove meals as per the comfort window. Although salons have been allowed to function through the leisure interval, all spa, magnificence parlours, malls, cinema halls, bars, parks, gymnasiums, academic and coachinginstitutions, exhibitions, gala’s, swimming swimming pools, jatra/opera, cultural, political, and non secular congregations have been strictly prohibited.
The different relaxations given to the Category A districts embody the opening of weekly and every day haats with the dispersed sitting association and Covid acceptable habits, inter-district and intra-district public transport, and operation of autorickshaw and taxi with solely two passengers, Mahapatra mentioned.
Inter-district and intra-district public transport by buses will stay suspended and weekly and every day haats will stay closed in Category B districts until July 16. Shops coping with agriculture-related actions and animal fodder will stay open as per the traditional time schedule through the graded unlocking interval, he mentioned.
Considering the calls for of the cine artists’ associations, the state authorities has allowed out of doors and indoor movie capturing in Category A districts whereas solely out of doors shootings are allowed in Category B districts.
The Chief Secretary mentioned all different restrictions like social, political, and non secular gatherings, opening up spiritual locations, academic establishments, teaching centres will stay in drive throughout the state.
Marriages have been permitted with approval from native authorities with no more than 25 individuals and in case of thread ceremony and funeral/final ceremony, the variety of contributors has been capped at 20, together with hosts, friends, and clergymen.
This is for the third time within the second wave of the Covid pandemic, the state authorities prolonged the lockdown after implementing the curbs from May 5 to 19 within the first part and from May 19 to June 1 within the second part.