lockdown norms in areas where Covid-19 cases are showing a stabilising trend. In a statement, health minister Veena George said that a triple lockdown would be imposed for shops at places where our 10 people in a population of 1,000 are infected in a week. "In other places, shops will be allowed to operate six days in a week considering the current general situation in the state and the progress of the vaccination," she said.
The timings have also been increased and shops can now stay open from 7 am till 9 pm. George said that the shops would also be allowed to function on 15 and 22 August, although these are Sundays, in consideration with the Independence Day and Oman rush.
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