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<ul><li>In India’s green and orange zones, delivery of non-essential goods from e-commerce companies is set to begin. </li><li>However, in red zones delivery is restricted only to essential goods. </li><li>On Friday (May 1), the Modi government extended the lockdown in India for two more weeks.</li></ul>After a long wait, e-commerce services in India will start delivering non-essential goods in India’s green and orange zones. While delivery of only essential goods continues to be the norm in the red zones across the country, <a href="https://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/internet/e-commerce-firms-welcome-govts-move-to-partially-allow-sale-of-non-essentials/75494961">ET quoted</a> a senior government official to confirm that non-essential delivery will begin in green and orange zones. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="75501011" title="Coronavirus cases in India rise to 37,336 - Maharashtra remains the worst-hit state" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> "We welcome the Government’s decision to allow ecommerce in Orange and Green Zones to serve people safely with products that they need and have not been able to access due to the lockdown.. Millions of small and medium businesses and traders will now be able to jumpstart their businesses and livelihoods across their workforce,” said an <keyword id="18635" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Amazon">Amazon</keyword> spokesperson. <keyword id="541988" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="SnapDeal">Snapdeal</keyword> too will start shipping essentials and non-essentials as per government guidelines. Also, the orders placed before the lockdown will also start to flow now. "We expect 80-90% of our sellers in the non-restricted zones to be live in the coming week. Other sellers remain in readiness and are keen to commence operations - they will be assessing the local operating conditions in their areas and we will continue to guide and support them in this regard. Since a majority of Snapdeal’s orders come from non-metros, Tier 2 &amp; 3 cities, we expect a large part of India to be available for our deliveries," said a Snapdeal spokesperson. On Friday (May 1), the Modi government extended the lockdown in India for two more weeks, but with a relaxation guideline. Red zones continue to be hotspots across the country with most cases of coronavirus, while green zones are areas where there are no cases reported. “While we will maintain the sanctity of the new guidelines around the Red Zones, we urge the government to consider the positive role ecommerce can play to get customers all priority products they need in the Red Zones as well, enabling a stronger economic support for the small businesses while prioritising safety,” said the Amazon spokesperson. There has been a lot of back and forth with regards to the movement of e-commerce goods across the country. Last week, when the government had allowed shops to reopen, an initial order had indicated that all e-commerce deliveries will begin across the country. However, the guideline was soon rolled back to include only essential goods. Many e-commerce companies like Flipkart are still waiting for directives from state governments to begin non-essential delivery. See Also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/apple-ships-1-millon-face-shields-every-week-its-covid-19-screening-app-gets-two-million-downloads/articleshow/75502510.cms">Apple ships 1 millon face shields every week - its Covid-19 screening app gets two million downloads</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/coronavirus-us-announces-relaxations-for-h-1b-visa-holders-and-green-card-applicants/articleshow/75500749.cms">H-1B visa holders and green card applicants in the US heave a sigh of relief as government announces relaxations</a>

Amazon, Snapdeal to begin delivery of non-essential goods in green and orange zones from May 4

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">Coronavirus</keyword> hospitalizations are on the rise in <keyword id="6355838" type="LOCATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="new-york">New York</keyword> state, which was the center of the virus outbreak for months in the spring. </li><li>As of Sunday, there were 878 hospitalizations in the state, up 97% from September 1, <a href="https://forward.ny.gov/daily-hospitalization-summary-region">according to state data</a>. </li><li>However, the number of deaths remain low, with 12 recorded on Sunday, <a href="https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-updates-new-yorkers-states-progress-during-covid-19-pandemic-46">according to the state</a>. At the height of the pandemic in April, the state peaked at 799 deaths in a single day.</li><li>Gov. <keyword id="196530" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Andrew-Cuomo">Andrew Cuomo</keyword> has blamed the rise in hospitalizations on virus hotspots that the state is monitoring, which are largely Orthodox Jewish communities.</li></ul>New York state is experiencing a dramatic rise in coronavirus hospitalizations, which are up 97% from September 1.On Sunday, 878 people in the state were reported as being currently hospitalized, compared to 445 on September 1, <a href="https://forward.ny.gov/daily-hospitalization-summary-region">according to state data</a>. The 97% increase <a href="https://www.syracuse.com/coronavirus/2020/10/coronavirus-in-ny-hospitalizations-rise-to-878-up-over-97-since-sept-1.html">first reported by Syracuse.com</a>.The number of patients in intensive care is also up by 58% since September 1. The state recorded <a href="https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-updates-new-yorkers-states-progress-during-covid-19-pandemic-46">185</a> people in intensive care units on Sunday, compared to <a href="https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/audio-rush-transcript-governor-cuomo-updates-new-yorkers-states-progress-during-covid-19-4">117</a> on September 1.The seven-day rolling average of hospital beds available across the reason remain at 25%, and average share of ICU beds across the region at 36%, <a href="https://forward.ny.gov/early-warning-monitoring-dashboard">state data said</a>.The number of coronavirus deaths in New York remain low, however, with the state <a href="https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-updates-new-yorkers-states-progress-during-covid-19-pandemic-46">saying</a> it had recorded 12 new deaths on Sunday. For comparison, statewide deaths reached a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/10/nyregion/new-york-coronavirus-death-count.html">high of 799</a> at the virus' peak in the region in April.The rise in hospitalizations is no doubt a concern for New Yorkers who weathered what was, at one point, the largest outbreak in the US.But Gov. Andrew Cuomo sought to ease some of those concerns in a <a href="https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-updates-new-yorkers-states-progress-during-covid-19-pandemic-46">Monday conference call with reporters</a>, blaming the hospitalizations on a select number of hotspots in the state.<div type="image" title="andrew cuomo" height="1333" width="2000" msid="78640108" hostid="261"></div>The governor blamed the increase in hospitalizations on coronavirus clusters throughout the state that public-health officials are monitoring.These "red zone" areas — which include parts of Brooklyn and Queens, as well as Broome, Orange, and Rockland counties — have since Friday been under new lockdown regulations, which closed schools and nonessential businesses, and banned large gatherings and religious ceremonies over 10 people. The move to limit religious gatherings has largely angered New York's Orthodox Jewish communities, which believe the state is infringing upon their rights to worship.Last week, members of one such community <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nyc-orthodox-jews-protest-local-lockdown-face-masks-bonfire-2020-10">started a bonfire in the middle of a Brooklyn street</a>, where they burned face masks in protest of the new measures.<div type="image" title="gathered around fire" height="1125" width="2000" msid="78640112" hostid="261"></div>In a Sunday call with reporters, Cuomo said that the infections are predominantly coming from Jewish communities which have continued to hold large religious services, according to the <a href="https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/New-York-COVID-19-hospitalizations-up-73-percent-15637694.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Times Union</a>. "I understand the desire to hold large religious ceremonies," Cuomo said. "I understand how important it is to their culture and religion. I also understand that it, as a matter of fact, jeopardizes human life."

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