India enters lockdown Phase 5 till June 30

India will enter into the fifth phase of lockdown from June 1 till June 30 to fight the novel coronavirus, said new guidelines issued by the federal home (internal security) ministry on Saturday.

Announced only one day ahead of the deadline of the existing lockdown measures, the ministry said lockdown 5.0 will, however, be accompanied by more relaxations.

According to the new guidelines, shopping malls and restaurants are allowed to reopen from June 8 except in containment zones, or areas sealed because of a large number of virus cases.

Religious places, hotels and restaurants will also be permitted to open from June 8, the home ministry has said in its new order on the phased reopening of areas outside containment zones. 

Meanwhile, the night curfew will be changed to 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. from the existing 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.

(With input from agencies)