ANI.Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan in a letter to Maharashtra's chief secretary recently pointed out similar reasons.He had also expressed the need for surveillance of Covid-19 patients who do not follow home quarantine protocols.Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope recently said people should be ready for stringent measures in the coming days to curtail the spread of Covid-19 and that imposing a lockdown is the last option for the state government.Click here to read the Mint ePaperMint is now on Telegram.