New Delhi: After clamping night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am since April 6 in view of spike in COVID-19 cases, the Delhi government imposed fresh curbs with immediate effect today till April 30, 2021.
As per the order issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, all social, political, sports,entertainment, academic, cultural, religious, and festival related and other gatherings and congregations have been prohibited in the national capital. Also all swimming pools, except being used for training of sport persons for participation in National and International events have been told to shut down.
Colleges, coaching institutions would remain closed but students of classes 9 to 12 “may be called to school only for academic guidance and support for mid-term exams/pre-board exams/annual exams or board exams, practical exams/project works, internal assessment with the consent of parents”, the DDMA order stated.
Following the directive, a negative RT-PCR report (not older than 72 hours prior to undertaking the journey) shall be compulsory for persons arriving from Maharashtra to NCT of Delhi by Air. The passengers who were found without a negative report would have to remain quarantine for 14 days. However, all Constitutional and Government functionaries and their staff members have been exempted from these instructions, if they are asymptomatic.
Private organisations have been advised to stagger the office timings and also stagger the presence and quantum of staff with an objective to reduce the number of employees attending office at the same time.
Only the following activities have been permitted with restrictions as specified below. No permission is required from any authority for undertaking the following permitted activities:
- Funeral / last rites related gatherings are allowed upto 20 persons.
- Marriage related gatherings are allowed upto 50 persons.
- Restaurants and Bars are allowed upto 50% of the seating capacity.
- Transportation by Delhi Metro: 50% of capacity of metro coach.
- Transportation by buses: Intra-State (within NCT of Delhi) movement of buses (DTC as well as Cluster) shall be permitted with the condition that not more than 50 % of bus capacity shall be allowed at one time inside the bus. In the case of buses, boarding shall be allowed only from the rear door while de-boarding shall be allowed only from the front door.
- Stadia for organizing sports events shall be allowed without spectators.
- Cinemas/theaters/multiplexes will be permitted to open with upto 50% of their seating capacity.
– global bihari bureau
