Bringing some respite to the strict weekend lockdown restrictions in Haryana amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the state government on Friday said that malls and shops in the market places of urban areas will remain closed on Mondays and Tuesdays instead of weekends as instructed earlier. The revised advisory comes a week after the government had ordered offices and shops to remain closed on weekends throughout the state. "Accordingly, there is no bar on opening of shops and shopping malls on Saturday and Sunday in these areas. On August 21, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij had announced a partial lockdown on all weekends across the state. In a tweet, he informed that all offices and shops, except essential, will remain closed in Haryana on every Saturday and Sunday due to COVID-19.

Source: dna August 28, 2020 15:22 UTC