586 Covid-19 hospitals with 1 lakh isolation beds, over 11K ICU beds across country: Health ministry

Addressing a press briefing, Health Ministry's Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said the government has taken early preemptive action to identify Covid-19 hotspots in the country. In the absence of a lockdown and other containment measures, there would have been over 8.2 lakh coronavirus cases in the country till April 15, he said.