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Lockdown 5.0? All eyes on states as Phase-IV of curbs draws to a close

Sources indicated that the focus this time would be on further easing the curbs on economic activities, including opening shops in malls, while maintaining stringent norms in the containment zones

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Migrants rest under a bridge in the backdrop of moving traffic on the Delhi-Meerut expressway near Akshardham during the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown, in New Delhi.

6 min read Last Updated : May 30 2020 | 11:46 AM IST

Two days before lockdown 4.0 comes to a close, the Centre and states engaged in hectic parleys to chalk out the road ahead. After taking chief ministers’ views on the contours of the next lockdown, Union Home Minister Amit Shah met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday before finalising the guidelines. Sources indicated that the focus this time would be on further easing the curbs on economic activities, including opening shops in malls, while maintaining stringent norms in the containment zones. Also, states are likely to have a bigger role than the Centre in deciding how lockdown 5.0 will play

Topics : Coronavirus Amit Shah Mamata Banerjee Lockdown Indian Economy Home Ministry West Bengal Haryana Kerala Jharkhand Kerala government Pramod Sawant Hemant Soren Narendra Modi Odisha Anil Vij Yogi Adityanath government Pinarayi Vijayan Uddhav Thackeray

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