Non-essential deliveries begin in Red zones; Amazon, Flipkart welcome lockdown 4.0 relief

With lockdown 4.0, the government of India has announced some more relief for e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, Flipkart, and others. The new guidelines have confirmed that e-commerce platforms will now able to deliver both essential as well as non-essential products in Red zones as well. This means everyone living in Green, Red, and Orange zones will now be able to order smartphones, laptops, gadgets accessories from e-commerce platforms from now on.

Accept for containment zones e-commerce platforms will be able to deliver all kinds of products at every location with the start of lockdown 4.0. The government has said that containment zones or areas with higher number of coronavirus cases will be closely monitored and no movement will be allowed apart from medical emergencies and supply of essential goods. This means people living in containment zones can only order essential products.