The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India in collaboration with UNICEF has launched Digital Communication Strategy for the Tribal Gatherers to work safely.
The programme highlights the importance of social distancing.
The Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced Operation Shield in the containment zones of National Capital Region.
SHIELD stands for Sealing, Home quarantine, isolation and tracing, essential supply, local sanitation and door-to-door checks.
The Punjab government said it was extending the COVID-19 lockdown in the state till May 1, becoming the second state to do after Odisha.
Punjab too has said it may allow relief to farmers in some districts from the lockdown to harvest the winter-spring crop.