Standalone restaurants can open at 8am now

Gurgaon: The Haryana government on Saturday extended the timings of standalone restaurants by two hours. Now, they can operate between 8am till 11pm at 50% seating capacity. Last week, the government allowed all restaurants to remain open from 10am to 11pm with strict adherence to Covid protocols.
Timings for restaurants in malls remain unchanged. Home deliveries from hotels, restaurants and fast food joints remain the same, till 11pm.
Despite relaxations amid the decreasing Covid-19 positivity rate, the state government has decided to extend the lockdown for another week till 5am on August 2. Night curfew will be in effect from 11pm till 5am across Haryana on all days of the week. In its fresh order, the government has allowed the universities, institutes, government department and recruitment agencies to conduct entrance and recruitment examinations, provided they follow the revised standard operating procedures issued by the Union ministry of health and family welfare on September 10, 2020. Meanwhile, the relaxations that had been announced in the earlier phases will continue. Single screens and multiplexes will operate with 50% occupancy, while gatherings in weddings, funerals and cremations will be capped at 100.