NEW DELHI : India on Thursday explored the strategy for containing the rising spread of coronavirus cases ahead of the end of the lockdown 4.0 on 31 May and the possible restoration of more economic activities with minimal risk of spreading infection, at a high-level meeting between central and state officials.
Cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba and state chief secretaries took stock of the situation in 13 cities considered the worst affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic with about 70 % of the positive cases in the country, a government statement issued after the meeting said.
The 13 cities are Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Thane, Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Howrah, Indore, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Chengalpattu and Thiruvallur.