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Coronavirus Lockdown: In the Green Zones, all activities will reopen except those banned across the
country. But in these areas, buses can operate only with half the seating capacity.
All India Reported by Neeta Sharma, Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh Updated: May 02, 2020 10:16 am IST

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The country has been put under lockdown since March 25

New Delhi: The nationwide coronavirus lockdown will be extended by two more
weeks from May 4, the government said on Friday, noting signi cant gains from
the six-week shutdown in India's ght to slow the spread of COVID-19. Extending
the lockdown for the second time, the home ministry announced new guidelines
based on the demarcation of the country into red zones with "signi cant risk of
spread of the infection"; green zones with either zero cases or no con rmed QUICK LINKS
cases in the past 21 days; and those in between as orange. While some curbs will Unlock 5 Guidelines Deals of the Day

apply across the country, there will be considerable relaxations in districts in Bihar Elections Coronavirus Live KXI
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Here are the main points of the Home Ministry's lockdown
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1 The new guidelines say "for the well-being and safety" of people, Baba Ka Dhaba Ratings Scam Bigg B
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guidelines for red, green and reasons. Those above 65, persons with co-morbidities, pregnant
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women and children below 10 will stay at home, except necessary.
All goods tra c will be
allowed between states,
without passes

In red zones, private o ces

can operate with up to 33%
2 Travel by air, rail, metro and inter-state movement by road will remain
staff banned. Schools, colleges, hotels, restaurants; cinemas, malls,
shopping centres, gyms and sports complexes will also stay shut.
Gatherings -- social, political, cultural and religious -- will also not
resume for now.

3 All goods tra c will be allowed between states, without passes. Air,
rail or road travel will be allowed with special permission only.

4 In red zones, cars with two persons besides the driver and two-
wheelers with a single rider will be allowed. Single shops can open in
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6 Banks, public utilities like power, water, sanitation, waste management,
telecommunications and internet will remain open, and courier and
postal services will be allowed to operate.
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7 Media, IT and IT-enabled services, data and call centres, cold storage
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8 Shops selling liquor, paan, gutka and tobacco will be allowed in green
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doori (six-feet distance)" and not more than ve people at a time.

9 In the orange zones, taxis and cab aggregators will be allowed to

operate with one passenger. Cars can have two passengers besides
the driver and pillion riding will be allowed on two-wheelers.

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10 In the Green Zones, all activities will reopen except those banned
across the country. But in these areas, buses can operate only with
half the seating capacity.

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