Selective relaxation in non-containment areas from April 20: Govt
Selective relaxation will be given in non-containment areas from April 20, but strict perimeter control will continue in COVID-19 containment zones with nothing except essential services allowed there, the government said on Sunday.
Addressing a daily media briefing for updates on the coronavirus situation, Joint Secretary in the Health Ministry Lav Agarwal said besides Mahe in Puducherry and Kodagu in Karnataka, there has been no new COVID-19 case for the last 14 days in 54 districts across 23 states and Union Territories.
In Mane and Kodagu there has been no coronavirus case since the last 28 days.
Agarwal said in the list of 54 districts, 10 were added on Sunday and these are Gaya and Saran in Bihar, Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, Fatehgarh Sahib and Roopnagar in Punjab; Bhiwani, Hisar and Fatehabad in Haryana, and Kachaar and Lakhimpur in Assam.
The joint secretary also said a high-level task force to work on frontiers of science related to vaccines and drug testing was formed on ...