– May 04, 2020Under the Disaster Management Act 2005, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued an advisory to extend the lockdown by two weeks that is until 17 May 2020. The decision was taken to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. Also, the ministry has issued guidelines to regulate activities during these two weeks based on the risk factors of the districts. This has been divided into Green, Orange and Red Zones. Activities such as industrial and construction activities are allowed in rural areas and a large number of activities have been allowed in Red Zones as well. And, considerable activities have been allowed in Orange and Green Zones.