India To Ease Lockdown In Rural Areas
April 15, 2020
1:22 pm
India will permit several activities in rural areas starting next week, including manufacturing and infrastructure building, to provide relief to workers impacted by the coronavirus lockdown, the government said on Wednesday.
The Home Ministry guidelines came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended a nationwideΒ lockdownΒ to May 3.
The easing of the lockdown would start next Monday and take place only in those rural areas where there were no COVID-19 containment zones or hotspots, a Home Ministry release said.
The number of coronavirus cases has been increasing steadily.
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