“I chaired a high-level review meeting over Covid-19. In all urban areas of Madhya Pradesh, a lockdown will be in effect from 6pm on Friday till 6am on Monday. Other areas where cases are rising, the crisis management group will decide an appropriate course of action. We will also come up with containment areas in major cities. Crisis management group will hold a meeting later in the day to decide on what to do in areas where the viral caseload is high,” the chief minister said in an interaction with the media.
“Though it has never been my intention to impose a lockdown, we are facing an unprecedented crisis,” Chouhan further said. He, however, did not announce whether the weekend lockdown is only for now or if it will be in effect till further orders.