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India recorded the biggest single-day jump of 2,293 coronavirus cases, taking the total to 37,336, the Union Health Ministry of the country said Saturday morning.
So far, 1,218 deaths linked to the highly infectious virus have been reported in India. Among them, 71 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.
The nationwide lockdown, which began on March 25 to check the spread of the novel coronavirus, were extended by two more weeks, the government said on Friday. Restrictions will be further eased in this phase of lockdown - third since the shutdown began - to boost economy hit hard by the pandemic.
The home ministry has announced new guidelines based on the demarcation of the country into red zones with "significant risk of spread of the infection"; green zones with either zero cases or no confirmed cases in the past 21 days; and those in between as orange.
India's most economically-important cities - Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Ahmedabad - are all marked red zones; the cities will stay under strict lockdown for the next two weeks.
As government eases curbs in some parts, travel by air, rail, metro and inter-state movement by road will remain banned across the country.
Schools, colleges, hotels, restaurants; cinemas, malls, shopping centres, gyms and sports complexes will also stay shut. Gatherings, social, political, cultural and religious, will also not resume for now.
Movement of individuals, for all non-essential activities, shall remain strictly prohibited between 7 pm to 7 am. Most commercial and private offices can open with upto 33 per cent staff, with the rest working from home.
(Source: NDTV)
