Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that if all states were to observe COVID appropriate behaviour, there would be no need for stringent reactions like imposing a lockdown.
He also assured that the efforts are going on to ensure an ample supply of medical oxygen across the country, with contribution from both public and private entities.
"We have to protect the nation from lockdown. I urge states to treat lockdown as a last resort. We need to focus on micro-containment," the Prime Minister said during his address to the nation.
“Were we to observe COVID-appropriate behaviour with collective enforcement, then we wouldn't need curfews and containment zones. Then, a lockdown would simply be out of the question," he added
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