Telangana govt extends lockdown till May 31; Conditional nod for public transport

Hyderabad, May 18 () Telangana government on Mondayannounced extension of COVID-19 lockdown in the state till May31 with fresh guidelines and relaxations, includingconditional nod for public transport. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao made the announcement,a day after the Centre extended the national lockdown to checkthe spread of coronavirus till the month end. He had earlier announced the lockdown would be in force inthe state till May 29. Speaking to reporters after a meeting of the statecabinet, Rao declared that barring containment zones, the restof the state would be green zones and announced variousrelaxations and guidelines for the extended lockdown. Public transport would be allowed with certain conditions,he said. SJRVS VS