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No order to open barber shops, hair salons or liquor shops: MHA

On Sunday, the India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) found that at least 10 per cent people have tested positive for COVID-19 due to severe acute respiratory illness (SARI), and also said that there is no community transmission of the virus so far.

West Bengal, Mar 30 (ANI): A barber shaves an elderly man at roadside during the lockdown in Kolkata on Monday. (ANI Photo)

New Delhi: Punya Salila Srivastava, Joint Secretary (Home Affairs) said on Saturday that hair salons & barber shops render services. Our order is applicable on shops which deal in sale of items. There is no order to open barber shops and hair salons. There is no order to open liquor shops too.


She further clarified on  allowing opening of shops. Says “In rural areas,all shops,except those in shopping malls allowed to open. In urban areas,except containment zones,all standalone shops, neighbourhood shops&shops in residential complexes allowed to open”


 

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