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Deputy CM Ajit Pawar said if the city maintains the positivity rate under 5%, curbs will be further eased.
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Lockdown restrictions will be further eased in Pune from Monday if the city maintains the current positivity rate of under 5%, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said following a review meeting on Friday.
Under the third round of unlock, malls, libraries, and coaching classes have been allowed to reopen.
Restaurants can have dine-in till 10 pm with 50% capacity and shops can operate till 7 pm.
There will be no relaxations in rural parts of the district as the positivity rate there is between 5% and 10%.
Pawar said the malls can operate with 50% capacity while cinema halls will remain closed.
The closing timings of all the shops will be extended to 7 pm from current 4 pm.
Pune divisional commissioner Saurabh Rao said grounds, gardens will also remain open in the evening.
He clarified that the Pune Municipal administration will issue a detailed order to put these relaxations in place.
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