A day before the fourth phase of nationwide lockdown ends, Ministry of Health Affairs&nbsp;said on Saturday&nbsp;it will be in place in containment zones till June 30.

Reopening of prohibited activities in areas outside containment zones will&nbsp;be done in phased manner.

Also read- <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/covid-19-india-records-more-than-7960-cases-highest-rise-till-now-301982">COVID 19: India records more than 7,960 cases; highest rise till now</a>

Places of religious worship, hotels, restaurants and shopping malls "will be allowed" to operate from June 8, while educational establishments will be opened "after consultations" with Indian state authorities.

There will be no restriction on inter-state and intra-state movement of persons and goods from June 1; no separate permission will be required for such travels.

The night curfew will remain in force from 9pm to 5am across the country.

The announcement came after a&nbsp;total of 7,964 new positive&nbsp;cases were reported in the past 24 hours. This was&nbsp;the highest spike in the past few months.

A day before the fourth phase of nationwide lockdown ends, Ministry of Health Affairs said on Saturday it will be in place in containment zones till June 30. Reopening of prohibited activities in areas outside containment zones will be done in phased manner.

A day before the fourth phase of nationwide lockdown ends, Ministry of Health Affairs said on Saturday it will be in place in containment zones till June 30. Reopening of prohibited activities in areas outside containment zones will be done in phased manner. Also read- COVID 19: India records more than 7,960 cases; highest rise till now Places of religious worship, hotels, restaurants and shopping malls "will be allowed" to operate from June 8, while educational establishments will be opened "after consultations" with Indian state authorities. There will be no restriction on inter-state and intra-state movement of persons and goods from June 1; no separate permission will be required for such travels. The night curfew will remain in force from 9pm to 5am across the country. The announcement came after a total of 7,964 new positive cases were reported in the past 24 hours. This was the highest spike in the past few months.

Nationwide lockdown in containment zones extended till June 30: MHA

As the lockdown ha been extended for two more weeks beyond May 3, The well-known economists are not finding it a major economic damage. WION exclusively speaks to Arvind Panagariya, Former Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog.

Lockdown extension not a major economic damage: Arvind Panagariya, Ex-VC NITI Aayog

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Nationwide lockdown in containment zones extended till June 30: MHA

Lockdown extension not a major economic damage: Arvind Panagariya, Ex-VC NITI Aayog