Lockdown 4.0: Barbers, beauty parlours allowed to open in Raj

Jaipur, May 18 (IANS) The Rajasthan government on Monday evening released the lockdown phase 4 guidelines, under which services like barber shops, salons and beauty parlours were allowed to open but with set conditions of following complete precautions, sanitisation and disinfection after serving each customer.Movement of individuals for non-essential works was prohibited from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.The new guidelines further prohibited the gathering of over five people anywhere in the state.Also, shopping malls, schools, educational and religious places, gymnasiums, swimming pools, theatres, bars, auditoriums etc will remain closed. Similarly, sale and consumption of pan, gutkha and tobacco will remain banned, it said.Persons above 65, children under 10 and people with co-morbidity shall stay indoors except for health and essential services.Offices, and factories will have to be closed before 6 p.m. so that employees can reach home before 7 p.m., said the guidelines.Sport complexes, stadia, golf courses and polo grounds etc. can be opened but without any audience.Similarly, sweet shops and restaurants will also be opened but for home delivery and take-away only.The guideline further allowed 50 people to attend a wedding ceremony but a prior written application to the SDM concerned is mandatory.Social distancing during the ceremony will have to be maintained and those flouting it will have to pay the penalty.Only 20 people are allowed in funeral and social distancing shall be must to follow as per the guidelines.Curfew shall continue in the containment zone and there shall be zero mobility in this area. Only essential items will be supplied.In red zones, 50 per cent employees can attend offices except in the essential departments. Rest of the employees will work from home. Similarly, in private offices, 50 per cent staff is permitted to workBuses, autos, taxis, rickshaws etc are currently not allowed in the red zone, however, they are allowed in the orange and green zones.In orange zones, up to two-thirds of staff can attend all offices.In green zones, all activities are permitted except a few such as no movement from 7 pm to 7 am, restriction of gathering over five people at one place amongst others.A person can travel within a state from one district to another without pass. However, wearing mask is compulsory.
--IANS arc/vd