The Gujarat government has announced relaxations in lockdown with efffect from Monday and decided to allow shops and businesses located outside the COVID-19 containment zones to operate without any restriction of the odd-even formula. Banks in both containment and non-containment zones will be opened and government offices allowed to operate with full capacity. The odd even formula for shops located in shopping complexes and markets will be done away with in the fifth phase of the lockdown or Unlock-1 starting Monday,” according to the GR. Shops located in malls and restaurants will be allowed from June 8 in accordance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs). All economic activities will be allowed in areas outside the containment/micro containment zones, and industries allowed to operate with 100% capacity with physical distancing, it said.

Source: The Hindu June 01, 2020 02:11 UTC