“There have been six deaths in the past 24 hours,” said Joint Secretary in the Union Health Ministry Lav Agrawal at a briefing. However, none of the officials at the briefing specified the hotspots or the number of cases at these locations. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said testing for new cases has been stepped up to 30% of the nation’s capacity. “If we all observe the lockdown strictly then there’s a chance that we will soon reach the peak number of cases,” Dr. Gangakhedkar added. Kerala reported 20 new cases, while 1.41 lakh people are under observation, State Health Minister K.K.

Source: The Hindu March 29, 2020 18:00 UTC