NEW DELHI : India on Sunday extended the national lockdown by two weeks till 31 May even as it opened up red zones to economic activities and permitted transportation within and across states as the government attempts to strike a balance between combating the virus and limiting economic damage from one of the world’s longest community shutdowns.
While the norms for the fourth phase of lockdown starting Monday allows opening up of red zones, containment zones will continue to remain out of bounds to all non-essential movement.
Inter-state and intra-state movement of passenger vehicles and buses will also be barred only in containment zones. Restaurants will be allowed to offer home delivery of food.