COVID second wave: No need for weekend lockdown, says Telangana govt after suggestion by HC Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar said, "We are in full control of the situation. It is also not conclusively established that imposition of a lockdown would lead to a fall in the number of cases." Share Via Email | A+A A- By Express News Service HYDERABAD: Even though the Telangana High Court has asked the state government to consider imposing a weekend lockdown in the state as the number of COVID-19 cases was going up, the government is of the view that there is no need for a lockdown since the pandemic is under control.