Police request motorists with folded hands to not enter roads leading to red zone areas in Visakhapatnam on May 1, 2020.
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K.R. Deepak
The MHA stated that movement of individuals, for all non-essential activities, shall remain strictly prohibited between 7 pm to 7 am.
The Ministry of Home Affairs, on May 1, 2020, said that “After a comprehensive review, and in view of the Lockdown measures having led to significant gains in the COVID-19 situation in the country, we are extending the lockdown for a further period of two weeks effective May 4.”
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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Government of India issued the lockdown order under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.