On the first day of Lockdown 2.0, the Union government has issued guidelines to all states for dealing with Covid-19 hotspots nationwide to contain the spread of coronavirus, a health ministry official said. Our major challenge is to implement our containment strategy amid the lockdown and also ensure social distancing,” Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry said at the daily news briefing. ALSO READ | These four cities together witness over 50% of coronavirus deaths in India“Covid-19 hotspots and green zones have been identified and door-to-door surveys are being conducted in hotspots. The ministry has identified 170 districts as hotspots, and 207 districts as potential hotspots. Curbs will gradually be eased in the districts which have been identified as green zones,” he said.

Source: Hindustan Times April 15, 2020 11:31 UTC