The ministry of home affairs extended the nationwide lockdown till May 17. "Ministry of Home Affairs issues order under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 to further extend the Lockdown for a further period of two weeks beyond May 4, "the MHA press release said. "In red zones, outside containment zones, certain activities are prohibited in addition to those prohibited throughout India. These are: plying of cycle rickshaws and auto rickshaws; taxis and cab aggregators; intra-district inter-district plying of buses and barber shops,spas and saloons, "the MHA press release further stated.