India has extended the world’s largest national lockdown by another two weeks. Now, guidelines are being set on how to reopen the country of more than 1.3 billion, with restrictions starting to be lifted on Monday.
have been declared red zones, with the highest concentration of COVID-19 cases. No rickshaws or taxis are allowed to circulate. Offices are allowed to reopen, but with only a third of staff attending and the rest working from home. Construction crews are allowed to operate only if workers live onsite, rather than commuting from any distance.
In orange zones, with fewer COVID-19 cases, taxis are allowed to resume service, but with a maximum of three occupants — the driver and two passengers. The same capacity limit applies to private cars. Green zones are defined as areas with no COVID-19 cases for 21 consecutive days. In the western state of Goa, both districts, north and south, have been declared green zones. All activity not otherwise banned nationally is allowed to resume there. But local buses will operate at 50% capacity.
In red and orange zones, officials are also identifying and sealing off containment zones around homes and apartment buildings known to have infected people. There will be"house to house surveillance by special teams" and contact-tracing on
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