BackMizoram govt eases COVID curbs: Churches, offices to open partially. Details here
Sports practice with 10 people indoors and 25 people in open air is allowedSocial or public gatherings are also prohibited, while the number of attendees at funerals and weddings is fixed at 30
PremiumThe Mizoram government on Wednesday announced to further ease COVID lockdown restrictions in the state, including allowing partial reopening of churches and limited sporting activities.
As per the new guidelines, offices - both state and private companies - will reopen but for a few days in a week. Apart from that, public gathering will remain prohibited and number of attendees at wedding and funeral is fixed at 30.
Here is what is allowed and what is not
- Churches will be open for morning and evening prayers, but no congregation would be permitted, the state government said in a release.
- Sports practice with 10 people indoors and 25 people in open air is allowed, an official order, effective from 4 am on Wednesday till midnight of July 15, said.
- Commercial passenger vehicles are also allowed to resume operations but with limited seating capacity.
- Drivers and conductors should have received at least the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, it said.
- Educational institutions, public parks, picnic spots, movie theatres, gymnasiums and community halls will continue to remain closed in all parts of the state.
- Social or public gatherings are also prohibited, while the number of attendees at funerals and weddings is fixed at 30.
- The order said besides government offices, private companies and consultancy services can reopen in all parts of the state, but on limited number of days in a week.
- Shops dealing in essential commodities are allowed to open across the state, while other business establishments will be categorised and these can lift shutters on specified days, it said.
- Courier service, e-commerce and home delivery are permitted everywhere in Mizoram.
- Other economic activities, including construction, work on agriculture fields and farms will function normally under COVID-19 protocols.
- Non-essential errands that are not related to livelihood and emergency matters are strictly prohibited, the order added.
COVID-19 update in Mizoram
The state reported 256 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, raising the tally past the 20,000-mark, a health department official said.
The total number of infections rose to 20,075 with a single-day positivity rate of 7.27 per cent, he said.
The new cases - the highest of 154 from Aizawl - include 68 children.
Mizoram now has 4,471 active cases, while 15,512 people have recovered from the disease. The death toll stood at 92.
The state has so far tested over 4.85 lakh samples for COVID-19, the official said.
(With inputs from agencies)
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