Coronavirus | India lists red zones as it extends lockdown till May 17
The HinduThe Union Health Ministry on Friday listed 130 districts in the country in the red zone, 284 in the orange zone and 319 in the green zone for a week after May 3, ahead of the extension of the second phase of the nationwide lockdown. Full list of red, orange and green zone districts Maharashtra, Delhi and Gujarat are among the States with a heavy COVID-19 load as per the list. “The containment zones in districts have to be delineated based on mapping of cases and contacts, geographical dispersion of cases and contacts, areas with well-demarcated perimeters and enforceability.” India coronavirus lockdown Day 38 updates| Helpline numbers Under the new classification, a district will be considered under green zone if there has been no confirmed cases of COVID-19 so far or there is no reported case since last 21 days in the district, according to the letter. Till now any red or orange zone districts could become a green zone if no fresh case of coronavirus was reported for 28 and 14 consecutive days respectively.