Railway official mark passengers with a quarantine stamp after arriving on a special train service from Delhi to Secunderabad railway station on May 18, 2020, after the government eased a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus. (Photo by NOAH SEELAM / AFP)
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Follow benchmarks in declaring infection zones: Ministry
The Union Home Ministry has asked the States not to dilute the restrictions imposed by the Ministry in fresh guidelines, asserting that certain other activities may be prohibited or other restrictions imposed as deemed necessary on the basis of a ground-level analysis of the situation.
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In a letter to all States, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said despite widespread relaxations in lockdown restrictions under the revised guidelines, the States and Union Territories could not dilute the restrictions imposed in the Ministry’s guidelines.
“They may prohibit certain other activities or impose restrictions, as deemed necessary on the basis of gro