Coronavirus impact: Delivery for e-commerce firms comes to a grinding halt

Government of Karnataka and Maharashtra have now put out an order saying that e-commerce shall be excluded from the restrictions to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

The Indian e-commerce sector has come to a near standstill across the country, hurting the supply of essential commodities, amid lockdowns in several states and cities to prevent the spread of coronavirus, according to industry executives.

They said there is a lot of police action on the ground and even inter-state movement has been stopped, because of which deliveries of essential items via platforms, such as Flipkart, Amazon, Grofers, and Milkbasket, aren't happening. Food-delivery firms — Swiggy and Zomato -- are facing similar challenges, according to the sources.

"There are a lot of ambiguities. The authorities keep coming up with