How Lockdown can be Lifted in India? Exit Strategy

This document is super detailed. It lists how states will be categorised into different Stages : 0 to IV. This categorisation is dependent on a number of factors

 a) Any State that corresponds to the criteria set based on the following parameters will be accordingly classified.

 i) Three parameters are used: the number of active cases in the past 7 days, the spread of active cases, and the density of cases.
ii) The categorisation of a State will correspond to the highest Stage obtained in one or more parameters.
iii) The spread of active cases = No. of dist. having active cases / Total No. of cases * 100 States having 10 or more districts will be classified as ‘Large states’ and others will be ‘Small states’.
iv) The density of active cases = Number of active cases per million population v) If the State does not satisfy any of the below criteria and all the past active cases have been resolved before a period of 21 days, it will indicate a scenario of ‘zero’ cases where the State is classified as Stage 0. Else any such state will be categorised as Stage I. Thresholds have been defined for the above parameters to categories states in Stage I to IV

b) Health infrastructure responsiveness criteria - Any State that falls under the Category of Aspirants/Achievers in NITI Aayog’s latest Health Index report will be reclassified to a higher stage than obtained as per Criteria (a). For example, if an Aspirant/Achievers state corresponds to Stage III as per Criteria (a), it will automatically be reclassified into Stage IV. Exceptions for this include when a State is categorised as Stage IV or Stage 0 as per Criteria (a).

c) Urban clustering criteria- If any State has greater than 50% of its active cases in cities with greater than 5 million population, the State’s category will be reclassified to a higher category than obtained as per Criteria (a). Exceptions for this include when a State is categorised as Stage IV or Stage 0 as per Criteria (a).

d) International access criteria - If any State has direct air connectivity to COVID-19 affected countries as per the list provided by Government of India, the State’s category will be reclassified to a higher category than obtained as per Criteria (a). Exceptions for this include when a State is categorised as Stage IV as per Criteria (a). Even a Stage 0 State will be reclassified as Stage I according to these criteria.

Go through the PDF below to understand how this lockdown can be lifted in India. Please note that this is a thought process and not a govt approved guidelines or plan for the lifting of the lockdown.

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