THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Liquor shops in Kerala will open on Wednesday. The review meet convened to adopt lockdown guidelines decided to open liquor shops in the state. BEVCO and Consumerfed outlets will be opened. Parcel counters in bars will open from Wednesday. Sale of liquor will also be permitted in clubs. A detailed directive on it has been given to the police.

Barber shops will be allowed to open. Permission is only for haircuts. Facials will not be allowed. Permission has not been given for beauty parlours to function.

A decision has been taken to resume short distance bus services in districts. There will be no services in hotspot zones. Masks are mandatory in buses. Permission has been given for autos to start services. Only one passenger will be allowed in the auto. Meantime, passes have been made mandatory in inter-districts.

SSLC and Plus two exams postponed following the lockdown have been postponed again. The decision was taken as the centre extended the lockdown till May 31st. The renewed daters will be informed later. Most probably the exams will be conducted in June. The decision was taken at the high level meet convened by Education Minister C Raveendranath.