Some members of the Covid-19 task force, a technical expert body that advises the Central Government, are “pushing hard” for a national lockdown, The Sunday Express has learnt. The task force includes experts from premier health institutions, including AIIMS and ICMR, and has met many times during the recent surge. Ten days later, the active case load is at 32 lakh cases and the country has reported 2.11 lakh deaths. That we should tell the people at the top that we should have a lockdown,” a member said. That will help decrease mortality, give some relief to health infrastructure and cut the cycle of transmission,” a member said.

Source: Indian Express May 01, 2021 22:23 UTC