Here is what's allowed and what's not during the lockdown in Odisha:Earlier, Chief Secretary S C Mohapatra announced that the complete weekend shutdown on Saturdays and Sundays, when only hospitals and medical outlets are allowed to operate, will also continue as earlier.Mohapatra said that some stricter measures will be taken in the second phase of the lockdown.
During the first phase, people got six hours from 6 am daily to purchase essential items, but now the window was reduced to five hours."People can buy the essentials between 6 am and 11 am by walking to the nearby markets," he said.The government has also decided to further reduce the number of attendees in wedding ceremonies from 50 to 25, including the bride, the groom and.