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Unlockdown 1.0 - Maharashtra Guidelines

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The Government of Maharashtra has time and again undertaken various lockdown measures in adherence to the guidelines and notifications issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs and in view of the continuing spread of COVID-19 within the State. On 17 May 2020 the State   Government through its powers constituted under the Disaster Management Act 2005, issued an order to extend the lockdown measures in the State up to 31 May 2020 and further issued revised consolidated guidelines from time to time to contain the spread of COVID-19. The State Government, on evaluating the threat of spread of COVID-19 in the State of Maharashtra, in exercise of its powers conferred under Section 2 of the Epidemic Diseases Act and all other enabling provisions of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 has extended the lockdown in the entire State of Maharashtra further till midnight of 30th June 2020. In light of the above, directions have been issue vide an order dated 31 May 2020 (“ Order ”) to extend
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Unlockdown 1.0 - Karnataka Guidelines

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Pursuant to the order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (“ MHA” ), Government of India bearing  No. 40-3/2020-DM-I(A) dated 17 May 2020 on extension of lockdown till 31 May 2020 and guidelines on lockdown measures, the Karnataka State Government vide order No. RD 158 TNR 2020 , dated 18 May 2020 issued guidelines on lockdown measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the state of Karnataka which was in force from 18 May 2020 to 31 May 2020. A brief overview of the said order issued by the Karnataka State Government can be accessed here . Subsequently, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India issued an order dated 30 May 2020 bearing  No. 40-3/2020-DM-I(A)  (“ Order ”) on the extension of lockdown in the containment zones upto 30 June 2020 and on re-opening of prohibited activities in a phased manner in areas outside containment zones. The guidelines on lockdown measures shall remain in force upto 30 June 2020. Pursuant to the said Order and in exercise of
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Government of India announces exemption from Customs Duty for certain medical devices

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In the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, and to facilitate the fight to contain its spread, the Government has issued a Notification No. 20/2020-Customs dated April 9, 2020 , exempting the following medical devices from all customs duty and health cess: COVID-19 test kits; Face masks and surgical masks; Personal Protection Equipment (PPE); Artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus (i.e. ventilators); and Inputs required in manufacturing such products provided that importer follows the procedure set out in the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty) Rules, 2017.  This exemption will remain effective until 30 September 2020.
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Clarifications issued in furtherance of the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs

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The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued guidelines on the measures to be taken by Ministries/ Departments of Government of India, State/Union Territory Governments, and State/ Union Territory Authorities for containment of the COVID-19 epidemic in the country on March 24, 2020 ( Annexure to the order ). This was further modified on March 25, 2020 and March 27, 2020 . A summary of these guidelines is available at https://jsacovid19.blogspot.com/2020/03/21-day-nationwide-lock-down-guidelines.html .
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Unlock 5.0: Ministry of Home Affairs Guidelines

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Lockdown measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 has been in force in the country since 24 March 2020. On 30 May 2020, pursuant to the direction of the National Disaster Management Authority under Section 6(2)(i) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, the Ministry of Home Affairs ( MHA ) issued an  order  enumerating the guidelines for phased re-opening of activities which were prohibited during the lockdown in areas outside the designated containment zones, as  Unlockdown 1 . This order was to remain in force up to 30 June 2020. On 29 June 2020, with a view to re-open more activities in the country, in a calibrated manner, in areas outside containment zones, the MHA issued detailed  guidelines  on  Unlockdown 2 . The order had also extended the lockdown in containment zones up to 31 July 2020. On 29 July 2020, MHA had issued guidelines on  Unlock 3  which came into effect on 1 August 2020 for further extension of the process of phased re-opening. However, the order also stipulated f
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