The Centre has prolonged the lockdown by two week from Might 4. The lockdown will thus now stay efficient until Might 17.“After a complete evaluate, and in view of the Lockdown measures having led to important positive aspects within the COVID-19 state of affairs within the nation, Ministry of Residence Affairs (MHA), Authorities of India (GoI) issued an Order underneath the Catastrophe Administration Act, 2005, as we speak, to additional lengthen the Lockdown for an additional interval of two weeks past Might 4, 2020,” stated a govt notification.
MHA additionally issued new tips to control completely different actions on this interval, primarily based on the chance profiling of the districts of the nation into Crimson (hotspot), Inexperienced and Orange Zones. The rules have permitted appreciable relaxations within the districts falling within the Inexperienced and Orange Zones.
The Inexperienced Zones can be districts with both zero confirmed instances until date; or, no confirmed case within the final 21 days.
The classification of districts as Crimson Zones will have in mind the full variety of energetic instances, doubling charge of confirmed instances, extent of testing and surveillance suggestions from the districts.
These districts, that are neither outlined as Crimson nor Inexperienced, shall be categorized as Orange zones. The classification of districts into Crimson, Inexperienced and Orange Zones can be shared by MoHFW with the States and Union Territories (UTs) on a weekly foundation, or earlier, as required.
Whereas States and UTs can embrace extra districts as Crimson and Orange Zones, they could not decrease the classification of a district included by MoHFW within the record of Crimson or Orange Zones, the notification additional added.
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