India will enter into the fourth phase of lockdown from May 18 but with a different set of rules and guidelines as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address to the nation on May 11. The Centre is mulling a more relaxed post-May 17 strategy, with the third phase of a nationwide lockdown slated to end Sunday. Some states, including Assam, Telangana, Maharashtra, and Punjab have recommended an extension of the lockdown for the remainder of the month to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. States like Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka have suggested a gradual easing of restrictions.