Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued an order under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 to further extend the Lockdown for a further period of two weeks beyond May 4. This is the second time when the lockdown has been extended. Earlier, it was extended till Mary 3. The lockdown to control the outbreak of deadly coronavirus was first imposed on March 25.
The MHA has issued fresh guidelines to regulate different activities during Lockdown 3.0.
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.
In red zones, outside containment zones, certain activities are prohibited in addition to those prohibited throughout India. These are: plying of cycle rickshaws and auto-rickshaws; taxis and cab aggregators; intra-district and inter-district plying of buses and barber shops, spas, and saloons.
In Orange Zones, inter-district movement of individuals and vehicles will be allowed for permitted activities only. Four-wheelers will have a maximum of 2 passengers besides the driver and pillion riding will be allowed on two-wheelers: Ministry of Home Affairs
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.
In all zones, the MHA clearly stated, persons above 65 years of age, persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women, and children below the age of 10 years shall stay at home, except for meeting essential requirements and for health purposes.
Out-Patient Departments (OPDs) and Medical clinics shall be permitted to operate in Red, Orange and Green Zones, with social distancing norms; however, these will not be permitted within the Containment Zones.
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