Lockdown 4.0: Complete list of activities that are not allowed in Delhi

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that religious gatherings will remain barred in Delhi till May 31.

In his address on the prevailing Covid-19 situation in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that religious gatherings will remain barred in Delhi till May 31.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal speaks at a press conference over coronavirus situation in New Delhi on Monday. (ANI)

The chief minister said that barbershops, spa, saloon and restaurants will also be closed amid the fourth phase of the Covid-19 lockdown while public transport like buses and auto rickshaws will be allowed to operate with conditions.

Elderly people above the age of 65, children below 10 years of age, pregnant women and those with existing health conditions like diabetes, cancer are not advised to step out of their homes unless very urgent.

Here is a complete list of activities that are still not allowed in the national capital amid Covid-19 lockdown 4.0.

• Delhi Metro operations will remain suspended.

• Religious places of worship will also not be allowed to open. Religious gatherings shall not be allowed.

• All schools, colleges, coaching and training institutes, among other educational institutes shall remain shut.

• Carpooling or car-sharing will not be allowed for aggregators.

• Taxi and cabs shall resume services but will not carry more than two passengers.

• Gramin seva, fat-fat seva vehicles to not carry more than two passengers. Only five passengers in Maxi cabs. “The driver is to ensure that the vehicle is disinfected after passengers deboard and the seating area is disinfected for the next passenger,” Kejriwal said.

• Not more than 50 guests are allowed at marriage functions. Funerals to not see more than 20 people in attendance.

• No movement will be between 7 pm to 7 am except in case of an emergency or for essential services.

• Hotels, cinema halls, shopping malls, gymnasium, swimming pools, entertainment parks shall remain shut.

• Barbershops, spas and saloons to remain closed.

•Theatres, movie halls, bars, auditoriums, assembly halls shall also not open amid the fourth phase of the lockdown.

• Restaurants will remain shut for dine-in purposes, can operate kitchen for home delivery.

• Social, political, sports, entertainment, academic, cultural, religious or any kind of large gatherings shall not be allowed, the chief minister said.

• Not more than one passenger will be allowed in auto-rickshaws, e-rickshaws and cycle-rickshaws.

• For two-wheelers, pillion rider will not be allowed.

• There will be no activity allowed in Covid-19 containment zones except for essential purposes.

• Not more than 20 passengers at a time shall be allowed in buses.

The chief minister, uding his address, said that the number of cases in the national capital is on the rise but the rate of recovery is also good.

“45% of patients in Delhi have recovered so far,” Kejriwal said. He also said that the outbreak is not likely to come to an end in a month or two.

“We need to start living with this virus,” the CM said.

As many as 10,054 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the national capital. One hundred and sixty people have died from the infection while 4485 have made a recovery, as per the health ministry’s data.