Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi (SHP)

New Delhi, May 1: As the government issued an order to extend the lockdown by two more weeks after May 4, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in its order has allowed for liquor stores and paan shops to function in the areas which are classified as Green Zones.

However, these shops will be required to follow the social distancing norm where the people have to ensure a minimum of six feet of distance between one another. Further, no more than five people will be allowed to be present inside the shop at one time.

Meanwhile, the MHA has not allowed any such relaxation to the areas under the Red Zones, given the critical situation prevailing in these areas. However, those under the Green and Orange Zones will be able to experience a certain level of relaxation.

The Green Zones are those districts with either zero confirmed cases till date or no confirmed case in the last 21 days.

The classification of districts as Red Zones will take into account the total number of active cases, doubling rate of confirmed cases, the extent of testing and surveillance feedback from the districts.

On the other hand, districts classified as Orange Zones are those which do not fall under Red or Green. The classification of districts into Red, Green and Orange Zones will be shared by MoHFW with the States and Union Territories (UTs) every week, or earlier as required. While States and UTs can include additional districts as Red and Orange Zones, they may not lower the classification of a district included by MoHFW in the list of Red or Orange Zones.