UT Adviser Manoj Parida, stated that keeping in view the increase in number of cases, three new micro-containment zones are under consideration.
The Administrator after detailed discussions with the medical experts, senior officers and public representatives decided to order the following restrictions in the city to contain covid infection
(a) Sukhna Lake will remain closed on weekends and entry of visitors will completely be banned on Saturdays and Sundays.
(b) Odd-even system will be re-introduced in selected congested markets after fresh examination by the authorized Committee, headed by Finance Secretary, UT.
(c) All market places will remain closed by 08:00 PM except for the eating establishments, which can remain open upto 09:00 PM.
(d) The existing curfew from 10:00 PM to 05:00 AM will continue.
(e) Yoga institutions and gymnasium can open only from August 5 after Standard Operating Procedure is issued by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
However, schools, colleges, and coaching institutions will remain closed till August 31. Cinema halls, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres, bars, auditoriums, assembly halls, and similar places will also remain shut
