Chennai (Tamil Nadu):Amid the daily coronavirus infection rate staying over 3,000 in Tamil Nadu, the expert medical committee, here on Monday, said it had not recommended extension of lockdown after June 30.
The panel held a review meeting with Chief Minister K. Palaniswami.
Prabhdeep Kaur, Deputy Director, National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE), said the expert committee didn't recommend lockdown extension as it was not the only way to control the virus spread.
The panel also took into account the socio-economic issues of the lockdown while making its recommendation, Kaur said. The panel has suggested tightening of restrictions in the areas where the infection rate was high.