Unlock-5 guideline announced cinemas- pools sanctioned: schools- closed
Unlock-5 guideline announced cinemas- pools sanctioned: schools- closed :The Union Home Ministry today unveiled the guideline for Unlock-5 amid the Corona epidemic. Unlock-5 has been allowed to open cinemas and swimming pools. However, the decision to open school-colleges will be taken after October 15. This Unlock-5 guideline will be in force till October 31.
The Government of India issued new guidelines for 're-opening' the lockdown that was imposed in March in the wake of Novel Coronavirus infection. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a significant move has decided to open cinema halls/ multiplexes/ swimming pools used for training of sportspersons/entertainment parks from October 15 but with certain conditions.
Here are some important guidelines for Unlock 5:
Cinemas/ theatres/ multiplexes will be permitted to open with up to 50% of their seating capacity, for which, SOP will be issued by I&B Ministry.
Social/ academic/ sports/ entertainment/ cultural/ religious/ political functions and other congregations have already been permitted with a ceiling of 100 persons, outside COVID19 containment zones only: Government of India
States Govts have been given the flexibility to take a decision for re-opening of schools, coaching centres and educational institutions after 15th October. Parental consent will be required for the same.
Business to Business (B2B) Exhibitions will be permitted to open, for which, SOP will be issued by the Department of Commerce.
Swimming pools being used for training of sportspersons will be permitted to open, for which the standard operating procedure (SOP) will be issued by Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MoYA&S).
Entertainment parks and similar places will be permitted to open, for which the SOP will be issued by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW).
Opening of Schools, colleges, education institutions and coaching institutions
For re-opening of schools and coaching institutions, State/ UT Governments have been given the flexibility to take a decision after October 15, 2020, in a graded manner. The decision shall be taken in consultation with the respective school/ institution management, based on their assessment of the situation, and subject to the following conditions:
Online/ distance learning shall continue to be the preferred mode of teaching and shall be encouraged.
Where schools are conducting online classes, and some students prefer to attend online classes rather than physically attend school, they may be permitted to do so.
Students may attend schools/ institutions only with the written consent of parents.
Attendance must not be enforced, and must depend entirely on parental consent.
States /UTs will prepare their own SOP regarding health and safety precautions for reopening of schools/ institutions based on the SOP to be issued by Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education, Government of India, keeping local requirements in view.
Schools, which are allowed to open, will have to mandatorily follow the SOP to be issued by Education Departments of States/ UTs.
Department of Higher Education (DHE), Ministry of Education may take a decision on the timing of the opening of Colleges/ Higher Education Institutions, in consultation with Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), based on the assessment of the situation. Online/ distance learning shall continue to be the preferred mode of teaching and shall be encouraged.
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