Covid-19: Most of country should remain locked down for 6-8 weeks, ICMR chief says

The head of the main Indian health agency responding to the coronavirus has said districts reporting a high number of infections should remain locked down for another six to eight weeks to control the spread of the rampaging disease. Dr Balram Bhargava, head of ICMR, said lockdown restrictions should remain in districts where the rate of infection is above 10% of those tested.