The Ministry of Health and Family welfare on 3rd August 2020 has allowed gymnasiums and yoga institutes to lift shutters from 5th August and has issued a set of preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in yoga institutes and gymnasiums.
The guidelines aim to minimize all possible physical contacts between staff, members & visitors and to maintain social distancing and other preventive and safety measures in context of COVID-19.
As per the guidelines, persons above 65 years of age, persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women and children below the age of 10 years are advised not to use gyms in closed spaces and all yoga institutes and gymnasiums in containment zones shall remain closed for public. Only those outside containment zones will be allowed to open up.
The generic preventive measures include simple public health measures that are to be followed to reduce the risk of COVID-19. These measures need to be observed by all (members, visitors & staff) in these places at all times.
Further, use of face covers/masks is mandatory at all times within the premises. However, during yoga exercise or exercising in gymnasiums, as far as possible only one visor may be used. Use of mask (in particular N-95 masks) during exercise may cause difficulty in breathing.
These facilities have to ensure that each user has access to an exclusive area of 4 sq metres and must disinfect frequently touched surfaces of the equipment before each use and shall ensure queue management, inside and outside the premises, with specific markings on the floor with a gap of 6 feet.
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