NEW DELHI – People trickled outdoors and thin traffic returned to roads in some Indian states on Monday, a day after the federal government extended the nationwide coronavirus lockdown to May 31 but eased many restrictions to restore economic activity.
Small shops and other businesses were reopened in several states, including the capital, New Delhi, where the movement of public transport led to some traffic snarls.
E-commerce companies started to deliver goods, including those considered nonessential, to places outside containment zones.
Metro services, flights, schools, shopping malls, colleges, hotels and restaurants, however, continued to remain shuttered nationwide.