Know what’s open, what’s not in this India’s 21-day lockdown

Know what’s open, what’s not in this India’s 21-day lockdown

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India will be kept under lockdown for 21 days starting Wednesday, the Ministry of Home Affairs released a detailed statement explaining what services will remain open and what will be shut.

Essential services will be operational and there will be no shortage of food supplies, the government assured.

Here’s everything you must know.

India’s lockdown follows the footsteps of Italy, Spain, and France, but its population makes it gigantic. The longest stay-at-home order was passed to break the transmission chain of Coronavirus, which has killed 18,902 globally and infected 422,759.

In his second address within a week, PM Modi told Indians staying at homes was the sole way to contain the spread and social distancing applies to everyone.

1. MHA released a statement informing that shops, including ration shops (under PDS), dealing with food, groceries, fruits and vegetables, dairy and milk booths, meat and fish, animal fodder, will remain open.

2. So will hospitals and all related medical establishments, including manufacturing and distribution units, both in public and private sectors, such as dispensaries, chemists, labs, clinics, nursing homes, ambulance.

3. The government has said print and electronic media, telecommunications, internet services, broadcasting and cable services, and IT-enabled services (for essential services), will function.

4. There will be no restrictions on petrol pumps, LPG, petroleum, and gas retail too.

5. Banks, insurance offices, and ATMs will work, and essential services like sanitation, water supply, and power won’t be halted either…Read more>>

Source:-techiyogiz

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