<p>The Rajasthan government on Friday extended the lockdown till May 17 due to the soaring coronavirus infections.</p>.<p>The Home Department principal secretary issued the order, calling it 'Pandemic Red Alert- Public Discipline Fortnight'.</p>.<p>The restrictions, which were imposed from April 19 to to May 3, were extended for 15 days</p>.<p>All workplaces, except a few government offices engaged in COVID management, and markets would remain closed, according to the guidelines.</p>.<p>Retail and wholesale shops of grocery, flour mills, cattle feed will continue to open for five hours from 6 am to 11 am from Monday to Friday, while dairy shops would operate daily from 6 am to 11 am and from 5 pm to 7 pm.</p>.<p>Wholesale markets, vegetable and fruit shops, garland vendors will continue to open daily from 6 am to 11 am.</p>.<p>Vendors who sell fruits and vegetables on pull carts, e-rickshaws and others would also be allowed from 6 am to 11 am daily.</p>.<p>Optical shops will also be allowed to open on Tuesday and Friday from 6 am to 11 am.</p>.<p>Only 31 people will be allowed in marriage ceremonies and the wedding functions will be allowed for only three hours.</p>.<p>If anyone who is not under exempted category is found roaming, that person will be shifted to institutional quarantine facility till the RTPCR report is negative. </p>
<p>The Rajasthan government on Friday extended the lockdown till May 17 due to the soaring coronavirus infections.</p>.<p>The Home Department principal secretary issued the order, calling it 'Pandemic Red Alert- Public Discipline Fortnight'.</p>.<p>The restrictions, which were imposed from April 19 to to May 3, were extended for 15 days</p>.<p>All workplaces, except a few government offices engaged in COVID management, and markets would remain closed, according to the guidelines.</p>.<p>Retail and wholesale shops of grocery, flour mills, cattle feed will continue to open for five hours from 6 am to 11 am from Monday to Friday, while dairy shops would operate daily from 6 am to 11 am and from 5 pm to 7 pm.</p>.<p>Wholesale markets, vegetable and fruit shops, garland vendors will continue to open daily from 6 am to 11 am.</p>.<p>Vendors who sell fruits and vegetables on pull carts, e-rickshaws and others would also be allowed from 6 am to 11 am daily.</p>.<p>Optical shops will also be allowed to open on Tuesday and Friday from 6 am to 11 am.</p>.<p>Only 31 people will be allowed in marriage ceremonies and the wedding functions will be allowed for only three hours.</p>.<p>If anyone who is not under exempted category is found roaming, that person will be shifted to institutional quarantine facility till the RTPCR report is negative. </p>