NEW DELHI: The central government has issued urgent orders to ensure smooth movement of medicines and other medical equipment in hospitals across the country which remains under a lockdown to contain the spread of novel coronavirus infection. "Instructions may be passed to district administrations/concerned authorities to facilitate the pharma companies and ensure unobstructed movement of raw material, packing material and manpower required to accomplish work related to production, packing and distribution during the lockdown period," said the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) under the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers Department of Pharmaceuticals in an order issued late on Thursday.