As Day 2 of India's Coronavirus lockdown dawns, here's Centre's amended list of exemptions

Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday issued fresh guidelines covering ditional people and services who will be exempted from 21-day lockdown anunced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In new guidelines, ministry said that those people handling cargo operations in airports and railway stations, coal mining activities, officers and staff of resident commissioners based in Delhi and customs clearance at ports, airports and land borders have been exempted.

MHA issues fresh lockdown guidelines

Moreover, Reserve Bank of India and RBI-regulated financial markets, pay and accounts officers and field officers of CAG, petroleum products and supply chain and forest staff are also exempted.

guidelines ded that forest offices staff and workers required to operate and maintain zoo, nurseries, wildlife, fire fighting in forests, watering plantations, patrolling and ir necessary transport movement, social welfare department staff for operations of homes for children, disabled, senior citizens, destitute women, widows, observation homes and pensions service are also exempted. 

Here is full dendum to lockdown guidelines:

lockdown was anunced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his dress to nation on Tuesday in a bid to combat coronavirus pandemic. After PM's anuncement, Home Ministry on Tuesday night issued some guidelines for enforcement of nationwide lockdown.

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guidelines listed several services including government and private offices that will be out of bounds during period while exempting establishments such as hospitals, ration shops, dairies, banks, insurance offices, and print and electronic media. Delivery of all essential goods including food, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment through e-commerce has also been exempted from purview of lockdown.

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"All enforcing authorities to te that se strict restrictions fundamentally relate to movement of people, but t to that of essential goods," guidelines issued on Tuesday said.  guidelines on Tuesday said all educational, training, research, coaching institutions etc., shall remain closed, places of worship shall remain closed. religious congregations will be permitted, without any exception.

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According to Health Ministry, total number of positive COVID-19 cases in India reached 606, including 43 foreign nationals. country confirmed 12 death due to coronavirus after an 85-year-old woman from Gujarat died on Wednesday. She has travelled abro and after developing symptoms of COVID. She was suffering from many complications.

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(With PTI inputs)