India extends coronavirus lockdown for two more weeks

New Delhi - A limited number of activities will remain prohibited across India: MHA.

India's nationwide coronavirus lockdown, the biggest in the world, will be extended for two more weeks, the Ministry of Hone Affairs (MHA) announced on Friday.
MHA issued the order under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, to further extend the lockdown for a further period of two weeks beyond May 4.
The three-week lockdown started on March 25, and was scheduled to end on May 3.
All districts in the country have been divided into green, orange and red zones.
State/UTs and district administration, through focused efforts, are required to ensure that the districts where cases are reported, such as red and orange zones, can break the chain of transmission through effective and stringent containment measures.
The ministry said a limited number of activities will remain prohibited across India, irrespective of the zone, including travel by air, rail, metro and inter-State movement by road. Schools, colleges and other educational and training/coaching institutions will also remain closed.

In red zones, outside containment zones, certain activities are prohibited in addition to those prohibited throughout India. These are: plying of cycle rickshaws&auto rickshaws; taxis&cab aggregators; intra-district&inter-district plying of buses&barber shops,spas&saloons: MHA https://t.co/LCSEKe416U
- ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2020

In Orange Zones, in addition to activities permitted in Red Zone, taxis&cab aggregators will be permitted with 1 driver&1 passenger only: Ministry of Home Affairs on extension of #lockdown for two weeks from May 4 pic.twitter.com/09w8PdzqwD
- ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2020

A large number of other activities are allowed in the Red Zones. All industrial and construction activities in rural areas, including MNREGA works, food-processing units and brick-kilns are permitted: MHA on the extension of #lockdown pic.twitter.com/vHUU4ndGZZ
- ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2020

A limited number of activities will remain prohibited across India, irrespective of the zone, including travel by air, rail, metro & inter-State movement by road; running of schools, colleges, & other educational & training/coaching institutions: MHA pic.twitter.com/R6DYKTcs36
- ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2020

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