Whole-of-government response needed to tackle the pandemic

The struggle to save lives from the killer coronavirus seems endless. The death procession looks unstoppable. Each day comes with more shocking news. The ray of hope that was coming through with the rollout of the vaccine is diminishing fast with the rising number of deaths. In such circumstances, the government announced a week-long lockdown on April 5. With a gap of two days in between, the government imposed another week-long lockdown from April 14.