Telangana to continue lockdown with no relaxation

Telangana will continue lockdown as it is with no relaxations in the wake of spike in coronavirus cases. Chief Minister KCR told this at a review meeting with top officials on Saturday a day before the cabinet meeting which is expected to take a formal decision on continuing the lockdown in its current form till May 3. "Coronavirus is spreading in the state as well as in the country. Against this backdrop, the entire official machinery should be on high alert. Don't neglect. Since positive cases are on the rise in Hyderabad, have a strategic approach here. Administer containments properly," said KCR, as released in the press not.



"Don't allow anyone from those areas to come out under any circumstances. Be on alert in the areas where coronavirus positive patients were living and plan strategies accordingly. The government is ready to conduct tests and give treatment to any number of patients," KCR added. Meanwhile, 43 new cases were reported on Saturday, taking tally to 809.