Thackeray said that after the religious places of worship are reopened from Diwali Padwa that falls on Monday,rules and safety protocol have to be followed strictly

India recorded a spike of over 9,000 in the number of new novel coronavirus infections reported across the country. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, the Indian state with the most cases, crossed that of China on Sunday with a tally of 85,975. Maharashtra's Health Department reported 3,007 new cases on June 7. However, the shopping malls and places of worship were opened on Monday, abiding by SOPs, as recommended by  Ministry of Home Affairs' 'Unlock-1' notification. This is a part of the Government of India's three-phased plan to gradually reverse the nationwide lockdown. Watch the video for more.Also Read: India gears up to launch first coal trading exchange

Unlock  Phase 1.0:  Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday said religious places in the state can open from Monday, but no mass activities will be allowed there in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak in the country

As per the fresh guidelines issued by Haryana, the lockdown in containment zones will continue till June 30

As per new guidelines, all employees and visitors will be screened through a thermal scanner before entering office; authorities will keep a check on strict implementation of screening

Lockdown 5.0: All activities prohibited earlier will be opened up in areas outside containment zones in a phased manner; in phase-I of unlock 1.0, religious places and places of worship for the public; hotels, restaurants and other hospitality services; and shopping malls will allowed to open from June 8

MHA issues guidelines for lockdown 5.0: The decision on the re-opening of schools, colleges, educational, training, coaching institutions etc., will be taken in the month of July

Lockdown 5.0 in India: MHA's new guidelines allow states and union territories to prohibit certain activities or impose restrictions outside the containment zones, based on their assessments

MHA issues guidelines for lockdown 5.0: Here are the details of the instructions released by the MHA on resumption of activities outside containment zones in a phased manner

Coronavirus lockdown 4.0 India live updates: Maharashtra government issued fresh lockdown guidelines on Tuesday. All urban areas including Mumbai have been put in red zones, rest have been put in orange and green zones. India's total COVID-19 tally climbed to 1,01,139 on Tuesday, according to Union Health Ministry

Coronavirus lockdown extension: The MHA said that all activities will be allowed in the green zones apart from the activities prohibited across all the zones

New Lockdown in India live update, Covid-19 guidelines:  In the last 24 hours, 1,076 new cases have been reported, while 377 people have died because of the COVID-2019 infection

Coronavirus News Live Updates:  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Sunday that the lockdown in Delhi will continue till March 31