No announcement of extension of lockdown: Telangana Chief Minister's Office

Telangana Chief Minister's Office on Monday said that there was no announcement of an extension of lockdown and a suggestion had been made for extending it for two more weeks taking reference from the report of Boston Consulting Group.

Telangana Chief Minister's Office on Monday said that there was no announcement of an extension of lockdown and a suggestion had been made for extending it for two more weeks taking reference from the report of Boston Consulting Group. "CM K Chandrasekhar Rao suggested extension of lockdown for two more weeks. He took a reference from BCG report which suggested lockdown in India will be good until June 3. No announcement of extension yet," Telangana Chief Minister's Office said.

The country is in 21-day lockdown announced on March 24. The lockdown has been enforced to contain the spread of coronavirus. The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in India has reached 4,281. While 111 people have died, 318 patients have been cured. (ANI)