A day before the fourth phase of nationwide lockdown ends, Ministry of Home Affairs Saturday said it will be in place in containment zones till June 30.
Reopening of prohibited activities in areas outside containment zones will be done in phased manner.
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And schools, colleges, educational, training, coaching institutions will be opened after consultations with states and Union Territories.
A total of 7,964 new positive cases along with 265 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours in the country. This is the highest spike in the past few months.
Total number of cases in the country is now 1,73,763 which includes 86,422 active cases, 82,370 cured/discharged/migrated and 4,971 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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