'The danger posed by covid-19 continues across the country. The time is not yet ripe to withdraw the lockdown,' Vijayan said at a press briefing on Saturday evening.
Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during the virtual meeting of state chief ministers, to extend the lockdown in covid-19 hotspots until 30 April.
He also demanded special non-stop trains for stranded migrants, three-months income support scheme for unskilled workers and special economic packages, among other things. "The danger posed by covid-19 continues across the country.
The time is not yet ripe to withdraw the lockdown," Vijayan said at a press briefing on Saturday evening. "We have asked for a phased lifting.
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