On April 16, lockdown areas were classified as "red zone", indicating the presence of infection hotspots, "orange zone" indicating some infection, and "green zone" with no infections.Commonly referred to as Lockdown 2.0, this period came in with a conditional relaxation promised after April 20, for areas that reported a decline in coronavirus positive cases.On April 14, Prime Minister Modi announced the extension of nationwide lockdown till May 3 As the end of the initial lockdown approached, many states expressed willingness to extend the same till April end, to control the curb of coronavirus.We switched off electric lights at home for 9 minutes from 9:00 pm to 9:09 pm and lit diyas, candles and flashlights with mobiles and torches On April 5, Indians from across all states showed solidarity with the health workers, police and all those fighting the disease.The national rail operator also announced plans to convert coaches into isolation wards for patients of COVID-19 Since an announcement regarding the suspension of passenger trains was already made, the Indian Railways, on March 29, said it would start services for special parcel trains to transport essential goods, in addition to the regular freight service.
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