NEW DELHI: Latest report claims that the Centre has decided to extend the nationwide lockdown till May 31 to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. It is learnt that the guidelines for the fourth phase of the lockdown will be declared soon. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Punjab have announced the extension of lockdown till the end of this month.

The new set of guidelines will be based on the suggestions made by chief ministers of various states to the union home ministry. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that the fourth phase would be “totally different" from the previous phases.