Govt's guidelines for 'Unlock 4' out: here are the details

The Centre on Saturday announced the set of guidelines for ‘Unlock 4’ to be followed till September 30. While Metro services, which were suspended since March 22 in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, will be allowed to operate from September 7 in a graded manner, educational institutions will continue to remain shut till September 30. However, local governments may permit up to 50% of teaching and non-teaching staff to be called to school for online teaching related work in non containment zones. Public gatherings including social, academic, sports, entertainment, cultural and religious will be permitted from September 21 with a ceiling of 100 persons. However, such gatherings can be held with mandatory wearing of face masks, social distancing, provision for thermal scanning and hand wash or sanitizers. Besides, open air theatres will also be permitted to open from September 21.