Our Correspondent
Imphal, Jan. 30 (EMN): Manipur government revised the Covid-19 restrictions including night curfew from 9 pm to 5 am in the state, to remain in force till Feb. 28.
Dr. Rajesh Kumar, chief secretary, Manipur, who is also the chairperson of the executive committee of the state disaster management authority issued the order on Saturday.
As per the order, physical classes will be held only for classes IX and above, while the number of students should not exceed 50 percent of the capacity of the classroom.
“Online classes should be increased and physical classes reduced”, the order said.
Directing the shopping malls to ensure limiting the number of customers to 50 percent inside the mall and strictly observe Covid-19 appropriate behaviours, the order said, “the eating areas of hotels or restaurants shall allow and serve only 50 percent capacity, while the gymnasium and fitness centres may open from 5 am to 12 pm”.
All shops and commercial establishments can open from 8 am to 5 pm. However, shops selling fish, poultry and poultry products, milk and fresh milk products are to open from 8 am to 1 pm, the order added.
In Thangal and Paona Bazaar, the shops may open from 7am to 5pm, it stated.
All Central and state government offices can function with 66 per cent physical attendance of employees by taking adequate precaution and strictly following Covid-19 appropriate behaviour, the order said.
Gatherings are allowed, subject to a maximum of 50 persons of half of the capacity.