No better weapon than vaccines to fight COVID-19, says Chief MinisterOnly an intense lockdown can help in curbing the spread of COVID-19 as [the past] lockdowns with relaxations only reduced the number of cases without bringing the contagion under control, Chief Minister M.K. People should be determined not to spread the infection, he said, pointing out that Tamil Nadu’s daily count was [averaging] above 35,000, which was quite alarming. People should realise the need for an intense lockdown and understand that it will benefit the government and the country. “The lockdown is a bitter pill but the people will have to take it,” he said. Acknowledging that the livelihood of the poor and the downtrodden would be affected by the lockdown, Mr. Stalin listed the efforts taken by the State government to help them.

Source: The Hindu May 24, 2021 18:33 UTC