Coronavirus Lockdown: List Of What Will Remain Open In Non-Hotspot Areas From Today

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has shared the list of what will remain open all over India effective April 20. He has also made it clear that these will not be applicable in containment zones

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New Delhi: In order to kickstart the economy, the government issued a fresh list of economic activities that will be allowed in areas that have not been identified as Coronavirus hotspots. The government has released a list of the services that will remain functional across the country from tomorrow i.e April 20. On Sunday, the Ministry of Home Ministry also made it clear that the supply of non-essential items by e-commerce firms will not be allowed from tomorrow, India is under the second phase of lockdown till 3 May to contain the spread of deadly Coronavirus in between this the Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had shared the list of what will remain open all over India effective April 20. He has also made it clear that these will not be applicable in containment zones.

Here is a list of what will remain open all over India with effect from 20th April 2020.

This will NOT be applicable in the containment zones. Let us all fight together against #Covid19#IndiaFightsCorona#StayHomeStaySafe pic.twitter.com/d1EG0CMEOa — Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) April 18, 2020

Here's the list of services that will remain open in India with effect from April 20:

• All Health Services (including AYUSH) to remain functional
• All agricultural and horticultural activities to remain fully functional
• Operations of the fishing (marine/inland) aquaculture industry to remain functional
• Plantation activities such as tea, coffee, and rubber plantations to remain functional with a maximum of 50% of workers
• Animal husbandry activities to remain functional
• The financial sector to remain functional
• The social sector to remain functional
• MNREGA works are allowed with strict implementation of social distancing and face mask
• Public Utilities to remain functional
• Movement of loading and unloading of goods/cargo (inter and intra) state is allowed
• Online teaching/distance learning to be encouraged
• Supply of essential goods is allowed
• Commercial and Private establishments will be allowed to operate
• Industries/Industrial Establishments (both Government and Private) will be allowed to operate
• Construction activities will be allowed to operate
• Private vehicles for emergency services, including medical veterinary care and for procuring essential commodities and all personnel traveling to place of work in exempted categories as per the instructions of state/UTs local authority are allowed
• Offices of the Government of India and Offices of the State and UT Governments will remain open

Meanwhile, the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in India crossed the 15,000-mark on Sunday. Currently, the tally stands at 14,792 COVID-19 positive cases, which includes 12,289 active cases, of which 2,014 have recovered, with 488 deaths.