Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday announced a statewide lockdown from May 8-16 to fight the surge in coronavirus cases.
Most states have taken to partial lockdowns or containment measures to fight the deadly sweep of the second wave of infections.
India has crossed the grim milestone of 2 lakh Covid deaths.
In his address to the nation last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi likened the second surge of coronavirus to a storm and urged state governments to use lockdowns as an absolute last resort. He stressed on micro containment measures and Covid-appropriate behaviour to beat the virus.
