Lockdown no solution against coronavirus, says Rahul; Pitches for aggressive testing for COVID-19

Calling for a united fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said a lockdown is not the solution to defeat coronavirus, and asserted that aggressive testing is the "biggest weapon" to fight the virus.

Addressing a press conference via video-conferencing, he also cautioned against making claims of "premature victory", saying it can prove fatal, in an apparent reference to remarks by some leaders that India was doing much better in tackling the pandemic as compared to several other nations.

Noting that the ongoing nationwide lockdown is like a "pause button", the former Congress president said,"in no way does a lockdown defeat the virus. It stops the virus for some time. The biggest weapon to fight the virus is testing. Testing at scale so you know where the virus is moving and you can isolate it and target it."
"One more STRATEGICALLY CONTROLLED & DYNAMICALLY MANAGED statement," Patra tweeted along with a video clip in which Gandhi talked about "dynamically managing the virus, which cannot be controlled."