UNLOCK3: GOVERNMENT ISSUES FRESH GUIDELINES; CHECK WHAT WILL REOPEN AND WHAT STAYS SHUT!  

As India is still under lockdown due to the rise in COVID-19 cases, the government today issued fresh guidelines revealing what will remain open and what not. 

In the third phase of "unlock", the government has eased more restrictions which will begin from August 1.

Below is the list of what will be reopen and stay closed in Unlock 3:

- Restrictions on movement of individuals during night (night curfew) have been removed.

- Yoga institutes and gyms will be allowed to open from August 5, 2020. They will have to follow rules issued by the Health Ministry to ensure social distancing and other measures to contain the spread of COVID-19.

- Independence Day functions will be allowed with social distancing and by following other health protocols.

- Schools, colleges and coaching institutions will remain closed/shut till August 31.

- Metro Rail, cinema halls, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres, bars, auditoriums, assembly halls and similar places will remain closed.

- Social, political, sports, entertainment, academic, cultural religious functions and other large congregations will be banned.

- Containment zones, identified by states or union territories, will remain under lockdown. Only essential activities will be allowed here.

- No restriction on inter-state and intra-state movement of people and goods. No separate permission, approval, e-permit will be required for such movements.

This announcements made by the Home Ministry comes at a time when COVID-19 is peak rise in the country. Taking a look at the current stats, the number of coronavirus infections have crossed 15 lakh and almost 35,000 deaths so far.