Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Saturday, announced that the unlocking will begin in the state from June 1, and keeping in mind the COVID-19 situation, district authorities will take the decisions for themselves. Chouhan made the announcement during a COVID-review meeting today with the district, development block, and village level crisis management groups. He further added, "We can stop the third wave of COVID-19. Also read COVID-19: Madhya Pradesh to start unlocking from this dateHe also said, "We should not let the third wave arrive. While the recovery rate of coronavirus infection rose above 95 percent, the positivity rate has been reduced to 2.1 percent."

Source: dna May 29, 2021 16:52 UTC