5k fresh cases of Covid-19 reported as India enters lockdown 4.0
New Delhi, May 18: With over 5,000 new infections being reported in the past 24 hours, India registered its biggest one-day spike, taking the number of confirmed cases to 96,169. The death toll also saw a jump from 2,872 to 3,029. Currently, India has 36,824 recoveries and 56,316 are active cases. Globally, 4.7 million people have been infected, while over 3.15 lakh casualties have been reported.
India today also entered its fourth lockdown as restrictions were extended till May 31, but with considerable relaxations in non-containment zones While all markets, offices, industries, and businesses will be allowed to open, inter-state and intra-state movement of “passenger vehicles and buses” will be permitted with the consent of the states involved. The restrictions on air travel (domestic and international) and Metro rail services will continue, and schools, colleges, and other educational institutes will remain closed
In the fourth phase of lockdown, state governments will decide the colour-coding of zones, taking a call on what activities can be allowed in any areas. The Centre has come out with a clear list of prohibited/restricted activities, time period (7pm to 7 am) and location (containment zones) that will apply uniformly, while leaving details to the states to tailor as per their assessment.
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