‘State has failed to rise to the occasion’TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu has asked the government to consider imposing a “limited lockdown” for a week or 10 days in the State so as to take up massive vaccination drive. The lockdown could be withdrawn once satisfactory results were obtained, Mr. Naidu said while addressing the media virtually on Wednesday. It is, however, bent on conducting the SSC and Intermediate examinations as per schedule,” Mr. Naidu said. “The neighbouring States are taking precautions to prevent the spread of virus from Andhra Pradesh. This exposes the efficiency of the Andhra Pradesh government in tackling the situation,” Mr. Naidu observed.

Source: The Hindu April 28, 2021 18:08 UTC