Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in India, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday issued a fresh set of guidelines for Unlock 4.0, which will come into effect from September 1 and will stay till September 30, 2020.

According to the Unlock 4 guidelines, states can no longer impose lockdowns in any area barring containment zones without permission from Centre. The MHA said that Metro trains will be allowed to resume services from September 7 in a graded manner, while schools, colleges and educational insitutes will remain closed till September 30.