26 April 2020, New Delhi
India has allowed small local stores to reopen more than a month after the country went into lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The interior ministry said only half of staff should work and they had to follow precautions such as wearing face masks and observing social distancing.
However shopping malls must remain closed and businesses in coronavirus hotspots will also stay shut.
The move is part of Delhi’s attempt to gradually restart economic activity.
India has nearly 25,000 confirmed cases of the virus and 780 people have died.
(With Input from Agencies)
