India’s national lockdown is coming to an end. As of Monday, May 4, the country moved into what is being called Lockdown 3.0. In some ways...
India’s national lockdown is coming to an end.
As of Monday, May 4, the country moved into what is being called Lockdown 3.0. In some ways this phase is more of a Re-opening 1.0, since certain activities are now permitted in all zones – green, orange and red – with the full restrictions only applying to containment zones.
For example, even in red zones where the numbers of Covid-19 cases are still high, private establishments are allowed to operate at 33% staff strength, and non-essential movement is permitted between 7 am and 7 pm. Here is a list of what is permitted and prohibited in Lockdown 3.0.
After more than five weeks of a complete ban on movement for anything but essentials, India is slowly limping back to normality. The massive crowds that gathered outside liquor shops as well as the spike in traffic data were clear signs of a shift.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kerjiwal echoed the voices of many leaders around the county when he declared that it was time to re-open the capital, saying, “We will have to be ready to live with coronavirus.”
But what does that actually mean?
What did five weeks of one of the world’s harshest lockdowns – announced with just four hours’ of notice – achieve? And...
