Haryana on Thursday imposed fresh restrictions in six more districts – Karnal, Panipat, Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Rohtak and Jhajjar – to control the spread of COVID-19 cases.
New Delhi: Haryana on Thursday imposed fresh restrictions in six more districts – Karnal, Panipat, Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Rohtak and Jhajjar – in view of rising COVID-19 cases. According to fresh guidelines issued for the six districts, all malls and shops in the area will remain open till 6 PM. All cinema halls have been ordered shut amid rise in Omicron cases in the state.
This comes a day after Haryana witnessed a big spike in COVID cases with infections almost doubling on Wednesday over previous day. Meanwhile, the state reported 35 fresh cases of the Omicron variant. As against 1,132 cases reported on Tuesday, a day later Haryana reported 2,176 infections on Wednesday, of which 1,178 were from worst-affected Gurugram district, according to a daily health bulletin.
Fresh COVID guidelines issued for six more districts in Haryana
- All cinema halls, multiplexes, theatres and entertainment parks ordered shut
- All markets, shops and malls except pharmacies and emergency services to remain open till 6 PM.
- Sports complexes, stadium and swimming pools ordered shut. Only training sportsperson or sport professionals will be allowed.
- Both government and private offices advised to function with 50 per cent staff capacity
- Only fully vaccinated people will be allowed in public places including markets, shops and malls
