NEW DELHI : Escalating measures to combat the spread of covid-19, the Central government on Friday announced a further two-week extension to the ongoing lockdown with effect from 4 May.
The Union government’s announcement comes in the wake of considerable relaxations being introduced by the Union home ministry in non-containment zones across the country.
The Centre has also made it clear that no staggered easing of lockdown will take place in areas which have been identified as red zones across the country.
Likewise, the ministry has also issued afresh set of guidelines “based on the risk profiling of the districts of the country into Red (hotspot), Green and Orange Zones.