Night curfew – from 9 pm to 5 am – will remain enforce, the government said in its new lockdown 5 guidelines.

Coronavirus (Covid 19) India Live updates, Lockdown 5 News: With the biggest spike so far of 8,392 cases in last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 tally has now reached 1,90,535. As per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released on Monday, 230 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours in India taking the total death toll to 5,394. There are 93,322 active cases, while 91,819 people have been cured/discharged/migrated, the ministry said. India has now moved to the seventh spot among the top ten worst affected countries in the world by COVID-19 pandemic. Amid the rapidly rising coronavirus cases, the government has decided to relax lockdown rules from today, June 1. A complete nationwide lockdown was announced in March 25 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Initially, the lockdown was announced for 21 days, however, with COVID-19 cases spreading fast, it has been extended four times.

After over two months of lockdown, the government has decided to open the economy in a phase-wise manner. Describing it as Unlock 1.0, the government has decided to open malls, hotels, places of worships and restaurants from June 8 with social distancing norms and other precautions. However, such establishments in containment zones shall remain shut till further orders. Private and government offices have also been opened with staggered timings and workforce. Night curfew – from 9 pm to 5 am – will remain enforce, the government said in its new lockdown 5 guidelines.

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