Hyderabad, April 29 -- Chief secretary of Telangana Somesh Kumar has said that government has no plan to impose lockdown in the state. He also said that the COVID-19 situation in the state is under control.

Dismissing the lockdown rumour that is going rounds on social media and other platforms, he said that it is creating panic and an artificial shortage of essential items. The situation in the states where lockdown is imposed is different, he added.

He urged people to stay at home, wear masks and follow other COVID-19 protocols. He also asked people not to get panic.

Earlier, the home minister of Telangana Mohammed Mahmood Ali said that chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao is not in favour of lockdown in the state as the poor will suff...