Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba denied that the Centre had plans to extend the nationwide lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24 to stall the spread of COVID-19.
The three-week lockdown is scheduled to end on April 14.
“There are rumours & media reports, claiming that the government will extend the #Lockdown21 when it expires. The Cabinet Secretary has denied these reports, and stated that they are baseless,” a tweet from the official Press Information Bureau (PIB) handle said on Monday.
In response to a question on the Cabinet Secretary’s denial, Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said he had no comments to offer.
