Apply strict safety norms, not lockdown as Covid-19 cases rise: CEOs' poll

Partial lockdown measures may impact movement of labour & goods, they say

India should focus on protecting livelihoods, along with lives, in its fight against the pandemic, and industrial activity should be kept out of partial lockdown’s ambit, said a poll of chief executive officers (CEOs) conducted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

Micro containment strategies, along with Covid-19-appropriate behaviour, are an effective attempt to contain the spread of the second wave of infections, the CII said.

Partial lockdown could affect the movement of labour and goods, which would affect industrial production, the poll said.

About 56 per cent of the 75 CEOs polled expressed concern over loss of up to 50 per cent