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Delhi to Andhra, states take slow and steady steps to exit lockdown

Delhi implemented most of the demands made to the Centre in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14 May.

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Lockdown 4.0: Migrants at a government school to get screened before boarding buses for the Anand Vihar Railway Station to leave for their native places, in east Delhi. Photo: PTI

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States scrambled to make the full use of the Centre’s green light on lifting lockdown restrictions but opted for amber in inter-state transport, as the number of Covid-19 positive cases nearly touched the 100,000-mark. 

Delhi implemented most of the demands made to the Centre in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14 May. CM Arvind Kejriwal said shops would open on odd-even days and, within Delhi, buses would run, subject to social distancing. He said all government and private offices can open with full attendance and private vehicles, cabs, and e-rickshaws can operate, subject to social distancing restrictions.

However, Delhi’s

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