Lockdown 3.0: What are red, orange and green zones, and containment areas?

Most big urban centres, including Delhi, Mumbai, and Pune have been classified as red zones

The central government on Friday extended the nationwide lockdown and issued restriction guidelines for the extended period after classification of districts into 'Red', 'Orange' and 'Green' zones based on coronavirus (Covid-19) risk profiling. 

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has identified 130 districts in the country as red zones, 284 as orange zones and 319 as green zones on the basis of incidence of cases of Covid-19 in these areas, doubling rate, extent of testing, and surveillance feedback. Most big urban centres, including Delhi, Mumbai and Pune have been classified under the red zone.

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