New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the state governments to use lockdowns only as the last option and focus only on creating on micro-containment zones.

In his address to the nation, the prime minister said there is need to save the country from the lockdowns in the present situation.

"I urge the states to consider lockdowns only as the last option. We have to make efforts to prevent a lockdown situation and focus on creating micro containment zones," he said.