Amid a fall in Covid-19 cases, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation has allowed shops and establishments, including malls, to operate till 8 pm on weekdays, from the earlier deadline of 4 pm, and till 3 pm on Saturday and Sunday, an official said.

The order issued by civic chief Radhakrishnan B, however, stated that places of worship, coaching classes, swimming pools, cinema theatres and multiplexes will remain closed, and social, cultural, political gatherings and marriages will be allowed with the attendance being limited to 50 per cent of the venue or 50 people, whichever is less, and that too only till 4 pm.