Agriculture Sector, Personal Places of work Amongst These Operational From April 20
Coronavirus Lockdown: Government has released an updated list of what will be open after April 20
New Delhi:
The government has released a new list of activities and services that will be functional from April 20 in parts of the country least affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
The revised list – another was released this week – includes health services (inclusive of AYUSH), agriculture and horticultural activities, fishing (marine and inland), plantation activities (tea, coffee and rubber with maximum of 50 per cent of workers) and animal husbandry.
It also includes financial and social services sectors and commercial and private establishments like print and electronic media and hotels, homestays and small lodges accommodating tourists and persons stranded by the lockdown.
These activities are meant to “mitigate hardship to the public” but will only be allowed “based on strict compliance to existing guidelines”, the government cautioned, adding that states and union territories were directed to “ensure preparations with regard to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for social distancing in offices, workplaces and factories”.
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tweeted a list of activities to be allowed, noting that these will not be allowed 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#StayHomeStaySafepic.twitter.com/d1EG0CMEOa
— Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) April 18, 2020
The government, for whom a Group of Ministers (GoM) held a crucial meeting today chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has said that easing of restrictions will be in accordance with Home Ministry guidelines released on April 15. The GoM also said respective state governments will have final say on the matter of permissions and can impose harsher restrictions, if the need calls for it.
The earlier list included the sale of mobile phones, television sets, refrigerators, laptops, clothes and stationery items for schoolchildren sold through e-commerce platforms like Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal. Delivery vans will, however, need permission to operate, the government added.
The list also included activities from non-banking finance corporations and micro-finance institutions that were marked as essential services.
Coconut, spice bamboo, areca nut and cocoa plantations, and forest produce by scheduled tribes had also been added to the list.
Construction in rural areas of water supply and sanitation and laying of power lines and telecom optical fibres and cables will also be allowed, according to the notification put out by the home ministry.
Guidelines on re-opening certain sectors and allowing some economic activities – in districts that have not been declared COVID-19 hotspots – come after Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended the lockdown to May 3. That decision was taken after a four-hour video conference with 13 chief ministers, who pointed to the impact of the lockdown on the economy.
Acknowledging the request, PM Modi said: “In my first address I had said, ‘Jaan hai to jahaan hai (If there is life, the world will exist)’. We must now look at ‘Jaan bhi, jahaan bhi (life and the world)”.
The total lockdown has been credited with saving lakhs of lives – the centre has claimed 8.2 lakh could have been infected otherwise – but it has also hit the economy hard; the IMF (International Monetary Fund) said it expects the economy to grow by only 1.9 per cent this year.
India has over 14,000 cases of the novel coronavirus and 480 deaths have been linked to the virus.
World
22,50,597Cases
15,25,529Active
5,70,769Recovered
1,54,299Deaths
Coronavirus has spread to 185 countries. The total confirmed cases worldwide are 22,50,597 and 1,54,299 have died; 15,25,529 are active cases and 5,70,769 have recovered as on April 18, 2020 at 1:48 pm.
India
14,378 991Cases
11,906 705Active
1,992 243Recovered
480 43Deaths
In India, there are 14,378 confirmed cases including 480 deaths. The number of active cases is 11,906 and 1,992 have recovered as on April 18, 2020 at 8:00 am.
State & District Details
| State | Cases | Active | Recovered | Deaths |
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DistrictCases Mumbai514 Pune134 Mumbai Suburban65 Thane31 Sangli24 Ahmednagar22 Nagpur17 Latur8 Palghar8 Aurangabad8 Raigad6 Satara5 Yavatmal4 Osmanabad4 Buldhana4 Jalgaon2 Kolhapur2 Hingoli2 Ratnagiri2 Washim1 Nashik1 Sindhudurg1 Amravati1 Jalna1 Gondia1 Details Awaited*2455 |
3323 118 |
2791 80 |
331 31 |
201 7 |
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DistrictCases South175 Central100 North66 Shahdara66 New Delhi56 South East33 South West24 West23 East17 North East9 North West6 Details Awaited*1132 |
1707 67 |
1593 42 |
72 21 |
42 4 |
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DistrictCases Chennai150 Coimbatore60 Dindigul45 Tirunelveli36 Erode32 Tiruchirappalli30 Namakkal28 Madurai24 Theni24 Karur22 Tiruppur19 Villupuram16 Cuddalore13 Thiruvallur12 Thiruvarur12 Salem12 Virudhunagar11 Thanjavur11 Nagapattinam11 Tiruvannamalai9 Kanchipuram6 Kanniyakumari6 Sivaganga5 Vellore5 The Nilgiris4 Ramanathapuram2 Ariyalur1 Perambalur1 Details Awaited*716 |
1323 56 |
1025 |
283 103 |
15 |
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DistrictCases Indore116 Bhopal70 Morena12 Jabalpur8 Ujjain8 Barwani3 Khargone3 Chhindwara2 Gwalior2 Shivpuri2 Vidisha1 Details Awaited*1083 |
1310 190 |
1172 169 |
69 5 |
69 16 |
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DistrictCases Jaipur104 Jodhpur55 Bhilwara27 Tonk20 Jhunjhunu20 Jaisalmer16 Bikaner11 Churu11 Kota10 Banswara9 Ajmer7 Dungarpur6 Dausa6 Bharatpur5 Alwar4 Udaipur4 Nagaur2 Pali2 Pratapgarh2 Dholpur1 Karauli1 Sikar1 Details Awaited*905 |
1229 98 |
1035 71 |
183 19 |
11 8 |
|
DistrictCases Ahmadabad79 Surat18 Bhavnagar13 Gandhinagar12 Vadodara12 Rajkot10 Patan5 Porbandar3 Mahesana2 Kachchh2 Gir Somnath2 Panch Mahals1 Anand1 Sabar Kantha1 Jamnagar1 Chhotaudepur1 Morbi1 Botad1 Details Awaited*934 |
1099 169 |
972 151 |
86 13 |
41 5 |
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DistrictCases Gautam Buddha Nagar58 Agra49 Meerut32 Ghaziabad23 Lucknow22 Shamli14 Saharanpur13 Kanpur Nagar8 Sitapur8 Varanasi7 Bareilly6 Maharajganj6 Basti5 Ghazipur5 Firozabad4 Hathras4 Kheri4 Baghpat3 Pratapgarh3 Jaunpur3 Hapur3 Azamgarh3 Bulandshahr3 Rae Bareli2 Mirzapur2 Pilibhit2 Mathura2 Banda2 Shahjahanpur1 Kaushambi1 Moradabad1 Prayagraj1 Hardoi1 Budaun1 Bijnor1 Barabanki1 Auraiya1 Details Awaited*544 |
849 44 |
753 35 |
82 8 |
14 1 |
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DistrictCases Hyderabad174 Nizamabad26 Warangal Urban23 Medchal Malkajgiri17 Ranga Reddy17 Nalgonda13 Jogulamba Gadwal12 Adilabad10 Kamareddy9 Karimnagar9 Mahabubnagar8 Suryapet8 Sangareddy7 Jagitial4 Vikarabad4 Nirmal4 Medak4 Bhadradri Kothagudem4 Peddapalli2 Mulugu2 Jangoan2 Nagarkurnool2 Jayashankar Bhupalapally1 Siddipet1 Mahabubabad1 Details Awaited*402 |
766 66 |
562 66 |
186 |
18 |
|
DistrictCases Kurnool57 Spsr Nellore42 Guntur38 Krishna28 Y.s.r.27 Prakasam24 West Godavari21 Visakhapatanam20 Chittoor17 East Godavari12 Anantapur6 Details Awaited*280 |
572 38 |
522 22 |
36 16 |
14 |
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DistrictCases Kasaragod149 Kannur51 Ernakulam26 Thiruvananthapuram15 Malappuram14 Kozhikode13 Pathanamthitta13 Thrissur12 Idukki10 Kollam8 Palakkad7 Alappuzha3 Kottayam3 Wayanad3 Details Awaited*69 |
396 1 |
138 |
255 10 |
3 |
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DistrictCases Bengaluru Urban59 Mysuru34 Chikkaballapura10 Bidar10 Uttara Kannada10 Dakshina Kannada8 Belagavi7 Ballari6 Kalaburagi6 Bagalkote5 Bengaluru Rural5 Udupi4 Mandya3 Tumakuru2 Davangere2 Gadag1 Kodagu1 Dharwad1 Chitradurga1 Details Awaited*184 |
359 44 |
257 37 |
89 7 |
13 |
|
DistrictCases Srinagar33 Bandipora24 Baramulla16 Budgam9 Jammu9 Udhampur8 Kupwara5 Pulwama4 Rajouri3 Shopian3 Ganderbal2 Details Awaited*212 |
328 14 |
281 9 |
42 4 |
5 1 |
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DistrictCases Kolkata37 Howrah15 Medinipur East12 Kalimpong7 24 Paraganas North6 Jalpaiguri5 Nadia5 24 Paraganas South4 Hooghly4 Purba Bardhaman3 Medinipur West2 Paschim Bardhaman2 Darjeeling1 Details Awaited*184 |
287 32 |
222 28 |
55 4 |
10 |
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DistrictCases Nuh38 Gurugram35 Palwal28 Faridabad19 Karnal5 Ambala4 Panipat4 Fatehabad3 Sirsa3 Panchkula2 Bhiwani2 Rohtak1 Kaithal1 Sonipat1 Jind1 Hisar1 Charki Dadri1 Details Awaited*76 |
225 20 |
179 20 |
43 |
3 |
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DistrictCases S.a.s Nagar26 Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (nawanshahr)18 Amritsar10 Hoshiarpur7 Jalandhar6 Ludhiana5 Mansa5 Fatehgarh Sahib2 Pathankot2 Faridkot1 Kapurthala1 Moga1 Patiala1 Barnala1 Details Awaited*116 |
202 16 |
162 16 |
27 |
13 |
|
DistrictCases Siwan6 Gaya5 Patna5 Munger4 Gopalganj3 Begusarai2 Nalanda2 Saharsa2 Bhagalpur1 Lakhisarai1 Saran1 Details Awaited*51 |
83 3 |
44 2 |
37 |
2 1 |
|
DistrictCases Khordha33 Bhadrak3 Cuttack2 Jajapur1 Kalahandi1 Kendrapara1 Puri1 Details Awaited*18 |
60 |
40 |
19 |
1 |
|
DistrictCases Dehradun17 Udam Singh Nagar4 Nainital3 Almora1 Pauri Garhwal1 Details Awaited*14 |
40 3 |
31 3 |
9 |
0 |
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DistrictCases Raipur5 Korba2 Bilaspur1 Durg1 Rajnandgaon1 Details Awaited*26 |
36 3 |
12 2 |
24 1 |
0 |
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DistrictCases Solan7 Kangra3 Una3 Details Awaited*23 |
36 1 |
19 1 |
16 |
1 |
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DistrictCases Golaghat9 Goalpara4 Marigaon4 Nalbari4 Dhubri3 Kamrup Metro2 Cachar1 Hailakandi1 Kamrup1 Karimganj1 Lakhimpur1 South Salmara Mancachar1 Details Awaited*3 |
35 |
29 |
5 |
1 |
|
DistrictCases Ranchi2 Hazaribagh1 Details Awaited*30 |
33 5 |
31 5 |
0 |
2 |
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DistrictCases Chandigarh18 Details Awaited*3 |
21 |
12 |
9 |
0 |
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DistrictCases Leh Ladakh11 Kargil3 Details Awaited*4 |
18 |
4 |
14 |
0 |
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DistrictCases North And Middle Andaman7 South Andamans3 Details Awaited*2 |
12 1 |
1 |
11 1 |
0 |
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DistrictCases East Khasi Hills1 Details Awaited*8 |
9 2 |
8 2 |
0 |
1 |
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DistrictCases North Goa5 South Goa1 Details Awaited*1 |
7 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
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DistrictCases Pondicherry4 Mahe1 Details Awaited*2 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
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DistrictCases Imphal West1 Thoubal1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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DistrictCases Gomati1 Details Awaited*1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
