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Adhere to Covid-19 protocols as restrictions are eased: Rahul Gandhi
His appeal follows more unlock measures announced by several states, including Delhi which eased lockdown restrictions further from Monday, allowing malls, markets and restaurants to reopen
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday urged people to adhere to Covid-19 appropriate behaviour and get vaccinated immediately.
Gandhi tweeted in Hindi, “Unlock is happening but coronavirus is and will be among us. In such a situation, keep following the safety rules and get the vaccine as soon as possible,” he said.
Gandhi added that the safety of each citizen is at stake unless everyone follows the Covid-19 protocols.
“No one is safe unless everyone is safe,” he wrote.
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His appeal follows more unlock measures announced by several states, including Delhi which eased lockdown restrictions further from Monday, allowing malls, markets and restaurants to reopen.
Parts of Maharashtra have also announced unlock plans after the Covid-19 situation improved in many districts of the state. The state government allowed restaurants, shopping malls and cinemas to run with 50% capacity in Palghar from Monday. Pune was already allowed to do so from June 11.
In Karnataka, economic and other activities have begun in a graded manner from June 14 to June 21. The state government has allowed the home delivery of goods and operations of e-commerce companies. Street vendors, ration shops, standalone liquor shops and few other outlets are also allowed to reopen.
Though Tamil Nadu has extended lockdown restrictions by another week till June 21, it also announced more relaxations which came into effect from Monday. Liquor outlets are allowed to function in 27 districts, while industries can operate with 33% capacity.
Meanwhile, India recorded 60,471 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday. This is the lowest number on record in the last 75 days. The amount of people vaccinated against the virus has almost reached 260 million.
The number of active cases in the country is 913,378 while the recovery rate in the country right now is 95.64%.
