MHA extends lockdown by 2 weeks beyond May 4
The number of patients infected with the corona virus is increasing continuously across the country. In view of this the Ministry of External Affairs has decided to extend the existing lockdown by two weeks beyond May 4.
Ministry of Home Affairs issues order under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 to further extend the Lockdown for a further period of two weeks beyond May 4: MHA pic.twitter.com/Cw4bkdMTFU
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According to the data released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 1755 new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours and 77 people have died. After this, the total number of corona positive cases across the country has risen to 35365, out of which more than 25 cases are active, 9064 people have become healthy or have been discharged from hospital and 1152 people have died.
Lockdown 2.0 was scheduled to end on May 3. However, before this, it has been decided to extend the nationwide lockdown for two weeks through the Modi government. Now this lockdown 3.0 will continue from May 4 to May 17. During this period, the Ministry of Home Affairs has also issued advisory for ongoing activities.
The government took this decision after extensive review of the situation arising out of Coronavirus infection. The Home Ministry issued the order today under the Disaster Management Act 2005 and decided to extend the lockdown for two weeks.
Under the new guidelines, a limited number of activities will remain prohibited throughout the country, irrespective of the Zone. These include travel by air, rail, metro and inter-State movement by road; running of schools, colleges, and other educational and training/ coaching institutions; hospitality services, including hotels and restaurants; places of large public gatherings, such as cinema halls, malls, gymnasiums, sports complexes etc; social, political, cultural and other kinds of gatherings; and, religious places/ places of worship for public. However, movement of persons by air, rail and road is allowed for select purposes, and for purposes as permitted by MHA.
The new guidelines also prescribe certain measures for well being and safety of persons. Hence, movement of individuals, for all non-essential activities, shall remain strictly prohibited between 7 pm to 7 am. Local authorities shall issue orders under appropriate provisions of law, such as prohibitory orders [curfew] under Section 144 of CrPC, for this purpose, and ensure strict compliance. In all zones, persons above 65 years of age, persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women, and children below the age of 10 years, shall stay at home, except for meeting essential requirements and for health purposes. Out-Patient Departments (OPDs) and Medical clinics shall be permitted to operate in Red, Orange and Green Zones, with social distancing norms and other safety precautions; however, these will not be permitted within the Containment Zones.
In the Red Zones, outside the Containment Zones, certain activities are prohibited in addition to those prohibited throughout the country. These are: plying of cycle rickshaws and auto rickshaws; running of taxis and cab aggregators; intra-district and inter-district plying of buses; and, barber shops, spas and saloons.
The order can be viewed on this link
