On May 17, the Ministry of Home Affairs decided to extend the nationwide lockdown till May 31. PM Modi in his earlier address had signalled that lockdown 4.0 would be of a different colour from its predecessors. As per reports, state governments are in favour of some major relaxations to scale up economic activities in the non-containment zones. The government of India is all set to restore normalcy with the following conditions.
Activities Prohibited in all zones (i.e red, orange and green)
- Air travel, Metro rail, all government and private educational institutions, hospitality services, cinema halls/malls, swimming pool, parks, theatres, bars, auditorium, all social/political/sports/entertainment/academic/cultural/religious functions and other gatherings, all religious places.
- Movement is prohibited for non-essential purposes between 7 pm to 7 am.
- Golden agers above 65 years, people with co-morbidities, children below 10 years and pregnant women are advised to stay at home.
Activities permitted in all zones
- Inter-state movement of passenger vehicles and buses, with mutual consent of the states.
- Intra-state movement of passenger vehicles and buses, as decided by the states and union territories.
- Restaurants are allowed to operate for home delivery only.
- Sports complexes sans spectators allowed to open.
Activities permitted in containment areas
- Except for the continuous supply of essentials and medical emergencies nobody is allowed to come out of the zone.
- House to house surveillance, intensive contact tracing, and other clinical interventions are allowed if needed.
