Restrictions will be applicable till January 12 2022
Amid the rising COVID-19 cases in Haryana, authorities have ordered to shut down cinema halls, multiplexes and sports complexes in six more districts till January 12, according to an official order.
The six districts where the restrictions will be applicable are Karnal, Panipat, Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Rohtak and Jhajjar. The restrictions were imposed in Gurgaon, Faridabad, Ambala, Panchkula and Sonipat from January 2 to 12.
According to the order issued by the Haryana State Disaster Management Authority on Wednesday, the restrictions will be applicable in 11 districts till 5 am on January 12.
Cinema halls, theatres and multiplexes will remain closed.
Malls and markets will be allowed to open till 6 pm. However, shops selling essential items like milk and medicine shops will be allowed to open full time to enable them to serve the public at large, it said.
According to the restrictions imposed earlier in five districts, the closing time for malls and markets was 5 pm.
The order said, All sports complexes, swimming pools and stadiums shall remain closed except when being used for training of sportspersons for participation in national and international sports events.
It said, All entertainment parks and exhibitions are prohibited. Government and private offices, except for emergency and essential services have been permitted to function with 50 per cent staff attendance, it added.
The order stated that other restrictions released vide its order dated January 1 and applicable till January 12 shall continue as before.
Haryana has witnessed a big spike in Covid cases over the last week.
According to official data, On Wednesday, The state reported 2,176 Covid cases, up from 1,132 on Tuesday. Of the 2,176 cases reported on Wednesday, 1,178 were from Gurgaon alone, the data stated.
Many other districts are also witnessing a massive rise in covid-19 cases. To control the spread of the infection, the state government has banned people eligible for vaccination but not fully vaccinated from entering shopping malls, cinema halls, restaurants and grain markets, among other crowded places, started from January 1.
A night curfew from 11 pm to 5 am is already in force in the state.
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