COVID-19: 1000 new cases in two days, empowered committee recommends PM for stringent measures along with lockdown

NEW DELHI: The empowered committee appointed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recommended continuation of the lockdown ending on April 14. The spread of coronavirus cannot be contained alone by the lockdown and in this context strict restrictions should be imposed in areas where the virus has spread more, the panel recommended.

The report submitted to the centre by the panel has mentioned that the spread of the virus cannot be contained only with the lockdown. 1000 new cases have been reported in the last two days despite a nationwide lockdown. The panel recommended that in this context, the lockdown should continue and along with that stringent regulation should be imposed in areas where the virus is spreading.