After a month-long lockdown imposed due to a surge in COVID-19 cases, markets reopened in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday as the process of partial unlock started in the Union Territory, officials said. According to new guidelines imposed by authorities on Sunday, shops have been allowed to open on alternate days. Himachal Pradesh started the process of easing down the Covid 19 lockdown restrictions from today but made it clear that there will be gradual opening of the activities in view of a high fatality rate in some of the hotspot districts. Delhi also started unlock process from May 31. Two activities including construction work and factories started functioning from Monday. Let us take a look at how it looked on day 1: -
According to the new guidelines, the complete corona night curfew will remain imposed from 8 pm to 7 am, while there will be a weekend curfew from 8 pm Friday till 7 am Monday. (PTI Photo)
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As the Covid lockdown restrictions were eased in Delhi, factory owners on Monday opened their establishments after six weeks with many grappling with shortage of labourers and raw materials, and fearing losses due to slump in production. (PTI Photo)
Shops at a market open on the first day of the unlocking process after easing of restrictions, in Shimla. (PTI Photo) 
Vehicles stuck in a traffic jam on the first day of the unlocking process after easing of restrictions, in Shimla. (PTI Photo) -
Since the majority of the workforce had left for their native places fearing the unprecedented second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, and the markets yet to open for supply of raw material, the industrialists said they can only calculate their losses. (PTI Photo)
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A view of a crowded market after partial relaxations in the COVID-19 curfew in Kullu. (PTI Photo)
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Srinagar: With the grim Covid pandemic situation appearing to be on the ebb in the last two weeks in the Union Territory, the administration on Sunday began the process of easing out the lockdown, limiting the corona curfew to nights and weekends only. (PTI Photo)
