Barber shops and salons located in green and orange zones will be allowed to open from Monday besides sale of non-essential items by e-commerce platforms during the third phase of the lockdown which will be in force till May 17.
These exemptions were givenby the Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday, while extending the lockdown for twomore weeks.
Thereare no restrictions on sale of non-essential items by e-commerce platforms ingreen and orange zones, a home ministry spokesperson clarified on Saturday,adding barber shops and salons are also allowed to open in these areas.
In redzones, the e-commerce companies are allowed to sell only essential commodities.
Barbershops and salons are not allowed to open in red zones as these are services notgoods.
Liquorsale is allowed in green, orange and red zones if it is a standalone shop andnot located in markets or malls.
Inliquor shops, customers will have to maintain minimum six feet distance (2 gazki doori) from each other, and also ensure that not more than five persons arepresent at one time at the shop.
These exemptions will beeffective from May 4 when the third phase of the lockdown will begin.
Sale of non-essential itemsby e-commerce companies were also not allowed.
On allowing domestic helpsto work in red zones, a home ministry official said resident welfareassociations should take a call regarding allowing the movement of outsiders.
Buthealth protocols have to be maintained by domestic helps as well as employers,and the responsibility lies with the person who employs maids in case of anymishappening.
Classifications ofdistricts into ‘Red’, ‘Orange’ and ‘Green’ zones is done based on COVID-19 riskprofiling.
A district will beconsidered as a ‘Green’ zone if there are no confirmed cases so far or therehas been no reported case for the past 21 days.
Inurban areas, Movement of people and vehicles for permitted activities,industrial establishments like SEZs, manufacturing of essential goods likedrugs, medical devices, etc. And their supply chain, manufacturing of IThardware, jute industry, construction (if workers residing on site).
Standaloneshops, shops in neighbourhood and residential complexes (essential and non-essentialitems), e-commerce activities for essential goods, private offices with 33 percent strength, operations of homes for senior citizens, children, destituteetc., government offices, and emergency, health, sanitation and securityservices.
In rural areas allindustrial and construction activities, all shops except in shopping malls, allagriculture, animal husbandry and plantation activities, health services,financial sector including banks, NBFCs etc., public utilities, courier andpostal services, print, electronic media, IT, ITeS, warehouses services byself-employed persons except barbers.