COVID-19 Alert! Here's what Lav Agarwal said about community transmission cases

Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry today said,"As of today, we are contact-tracing around 7,000 cases. Once we get factual information on community transmission cases we will let people know."

He also said,"We should not just do testing for fashion or confidence-building measure. It is very important to understand that testing should be done as per the protocol defined for testing."

Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry: As of today, we are contact-tracing around 7,000 cases. Once we get factual information on community transmission cases we will let people know. pic.twitter.com/8YFl5cAZ8w

— ANI (@ANI) March 21, 2020

The total number of positive COVID-19 cases in India rose to 271 on Saturday, according to ICMR.

A woman in her early 40s with no travel history has tested positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra''s Pune city on Saturday. Also a 20 year old man who travelled by train from Delhi to Chennai tested positive for coronavirus.

These two domestic cases indicate that community transmission has already started in India.