On 17.05.2020 the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India extended the national lockdown till May 31, 2020 and also issued new guidelines on measures to be taken for containment of Covid-19.
IndiaCoronavirus (COVID-19)
- On 17.05.2020 the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of
India ("MHA" or
"GOI") extended the national lockdown
till May 31, 2020 ("MHA 17 May Order")
and also issued new guidelines on measures to be taken for
containment of Covid-19.1 The said MHA 17 May Order
stipulated that: (a) the delineation of "red",
"orange" and "green" zones will be undertaken
by the respective States and UTs taking into consideration the
parameters shared by The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
Government of India ("MHFW")2
and (b) within the Red and Orange Zones, the Containment and Buffer
zones will be demarcated by the district authorities after taking
into consideration MHFW guidelines3 . However no time
period has been given within which period such zonal classification
will be undertaken by the States.
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