The Centre said on Sunday the extension of the nationwide lockdown is proving to be an “effective intervention" to reduce the spread of covid-19, and improve the disease situation.
Cabinet secretary Rajiv Guaba said however that states with high caseloads should focus on stricter lockdown measures. He convened a meeting of chief secretaries of states and Union territories through video-conferencing to review the response.
He said states also need to focus on medical infrastructure, including adequate availability of isolation beds, ICU beds and ventilators. “The situation is improving as hotspot districts are moving towards being non-hotspot districts," Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said.