Chandigarh Jan 28 PTI The Haryana government on Friday eased some Covid-related restrictions in the state allowing the opening of all cinema halls theatres and multiplexes with 50 percent seating capacity a government order said All cinema halls theatres multiplexes are allowed to open with 50 percent seating capacity while adopting requisite social distancing norms regular sanitisation and Covid-19 appropriate behavioural norms as per the order issued by the Haryana State Disaster Management Authority HSDMA An earlier order of the HSDMA issued on January 5 had stated that cinema halls theatres and multiplexes shall remain closed Fridays order also said Universities colleges schools for classes 10 to 12 polytechnics Industrial Training Institutes coaching institutions libraries training institutes both government and private are allowed to open from February 1 for physical classes Education Minister Kanwar Pal had said on Tuesday schools for classes 10 to 12 will reopen in the state from February 1 The Haryana government had earlier this month suspended physical classes in all schools amid the surge in COVID-19 cases The educational institutions will have to adopt requisite social distancing norms regular sanitisation and Covid appropriate behavioural norms the fresh order said Concerned institutions may advise all the students of age group more than 15 years to have at least first dose of vaccination against Covid while attending physical classes it said Notably various restrictions imposed by the January 5 order of the HSDMA in some districts which had witnessed a big spike in cases were imposed in all districts later Many other restrictions had on Wednesday been extended till 5 am of February 10 Earlier on January 10 the Haryana government had banned large gatherings of people such as rallies and protests All sports complexes swimming pools gyms and stadia shall remain closed except when being used for training of sportspersons for participation in national and international events the earlier order had said Haryana has witnessed a huge spike in Covid cases over the past few weeks To check the spread of the infection the state government had banned people eligible for vaccination but not fully vaccinated from entering shopping malls cinema halls restaurants and grain markets among other crowded places starting January 1 A night curfew from 11 pm to 5 am is already in force in the state PTI SUN AQS AQS

Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], January 27 (ANI): Haryana government on Wednesday announced the extension of the COVID-19 restrictions in the state till February 10.

Chandigarh Jan 26 PTI The Haryana government on Wednesday extended Covid-related restrictions in the state till February 10 but allowed malls and markets to remain open till 7 pm extending the relaxation by one hour Initially various restrictions imposed by the January 5 order in some districts which had witnessed a big spike in cases were imposed in all districts the Haryana State Disaster Management Authority HSDMA had said in an earlier order issued on January 13 Now the guidelines released through orders on January 5 10 13 and 18 have been extended till February 10 as per the HSDMA order dated January 26 As per an earlier order the restrictions which had been extended up to January 28 will now remain in force till 5 am of February 10 The malls and markets are allowed to open up to 7 pm as against 6 pm earlier However shops selling essential items like milk and medicine will be allowed to open at all times to enable them to serve the public at large Earlier on January 10 the Haryana government had banned large gatherings of people such as rallies and protests Cinema halls theatres and multiplexes shall remain closed the earlier order issued on January 5 had stated All sports complexes swimming pools gyms and stadia shall remain closed except when being used for training of sportspersons for participation in national and international events it had said Haryana has witnessed a huge spike in Covid cases over the past few weeks To check the spread of the infection the state government had banned people eligible for vaccination but not fully vaccinated from entering shopping malls cinema halls restaurants and grain markets among other crowded places starting January 1 A night curfew from 11 pm to 5 am is already in force in the state PTI SUN AQS AQS