coronavirus spread.Union Home secretary Ajay Bhalla in a letter to all states asked to consider the containment measures as per the advisory of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, for immediate implementation based on the assessment of the situation.The union health ministry had earlier this week asked the States and UTs to identify districts where either the tests positivity had been more than 10% or more in the last one week; or, where bed occupancy was more than 60%; districts fulfilling any of the above two criteria should be considered for taking intensive and local containment measures.The National Directives for covid-19 Management shall continue to be strictly followed throughout the country.