The Center and state governments have chosen to totally shutdown 75 regions the nation over where coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have been accounted for, authorities said.
It has additionally been chosen to suspend the interstate transport administrations till March 31, the authorities said.
The choices have been taken at an elevated level gathering went to by boss secretaries all things considered and the bureau secretary and the chief secretary to the head administrator.
Taking into account the need to contain the spread of the destructive COVID-19, it was concurred that there was a pressing need to broaden the limitations on the development of trivial traveler transport, including interstate vehicle transports till March 31, a Union Home Ministry official said.
State governments will give orders permitting just basic administrations to work in around 75 areas with affirmed COVID-19 cases or setbacks, the authority said.
The areas where lockdown was declared are from states that incorporate Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
It was noticed that few state governments have just given requests right now. All the main secretaries educated that there was overpowering and unconstrained reaction to the call for 'Janta Curfew' given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The state governments may extend the rundown relying upon their appraisal of the circumstance.
In the gathering, it was chosen to suspend all train administrations till March 31, including sub-urban rail administrations. Be that as it may, merchandise trains are absolved. All metro rail administrations were likewise suspended till March 31.