Govt. on Friday extended the national lockdown for two more weeks.

The Home Ministry on Friday extended the national lockdown for two more weeks .

Some activities such as air travel, rail, metro and inter-state movement of people will continue to be restricted irrespective of the zones. Schools, colleges and other coaching institutions, hotels and cinema halls, malls and places of worship will have to remain closed irrespective of the zone.

Green zone:

Except for these activities that are banned across the country, a home ministry statement said, all other activities are permitted in green zones. Even buses can run within the green zone provided they operate with less than 50 percent of its seating capacity.

Red Zones

All industrial and construction activity can resume and shops can open in rural areas, even if they are in a red zone.

Manufacturing units of essential goods including drugs, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, their raw material and intermediates; production units, which require continuous process, and their supply chain, jute industry with staggered shifts and social distancing; and manufacturing of IT hardware and manufacturing units of packaging material will continue to be permitted,

Orange Zone:

In addition, taxis and cab aggregators will be permitted with 1 driver and 1 passenger in the orange zones.

There will, however, be restrictions on inter-district movement of individuals and vehicles will be allowed only for permitted activities. Four wheeler vehicles will have maximum two passengers besides the driver and pillion riding will be allowed on two-wheelers.