Lockdown 3.0: Lockdown extended for two weeks in the country, Green and Orange zone relaxed to a great extent

Lockdown 3.0: Lockdown extended for two weeks in the country, Green and Orange zone relaxed to a great extent

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The lockdown period has again been extended to two weeks. The country is being divided into Red, Orange, and Green zones. All major economic activities in the Green Zone have been exempted. According to the latest order, buses will be able to run in green zones, but the capacity of the buses will not exceed 50%. That is, if a bus has 50 seats, it will not have more than 25 passengers. Similarly, not more than 50% of the employees will work in Depot.

The entire country is divided into 733 zones. Of these, 130 red zones, 284 orange zones, and 319 green zones have been declared. Institutes that provide essential services and goods including barbershops, salons in the districts of the Green Zone will also open from May 4. School, colleges, Cinema hall, mall, gym, sports complex, etc. will remain closed in all the zones.

No buses allowed in Orange zone, cab allowed

At the same time, there will be no exemption for operating buses in the Orange Zone, but cabs will be allowed. The cab may have one passenger with the driver. Industrial activities will start in the Orange Zone and complexes will also open. Detailed information is given by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

There are currently 307 districts in the Green Zone in the country

There are a total of 739 districts in the country, out of which 307 are still untouched by corona i.e. more than 40 percent. These 319 districts are under Green Zones. After 3 May, in these districts, factories, shops, small industries including transport and other services have also been allowed to open but with conditions. Significantly, the districts where there is not a single case of coronavirus infection for the last 21 days are declared as green zones.

284 districts in the Orange Zone

The Orange Zone includes districts where the number of corona patients is low and there is less risk of infection. Since there are Covid-19 patients here, they cannot be kept in the Green Zone and they are not kept in the Red Zone as the danger is not high. That is, they are placed in the middle orange zone, which is also known as non-hotspot districts. There are currently 284 districts in this category.

129 districts in the Red Zone, Entire Delhi Also in the red zone

There are 130 districts in the country in Red Zones i.e. they are hotspots of Coronavirus. The entire Delhi is in the Red Zone. Large industrial centers like Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Surat, are also in Red Zone, where there is no or little scope for concessions.

Mayank Jain

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