New Delhi: Union Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Saturday that strict action will be taken against those found violating the directions issued for Holi celebrations.

He dismissed any possibility of imposing another lockdown in Delhi, saying it was not a solution to check the spread of the Covid-19 that is again surging rapidly. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority had on Tuesday ordered that there will be no public celebrations in the national capital during upcoming festivals such Holi and Navaratri.

Around 90,000 tests are being conducted in Delhi every day, which is five times the national average, said the health minister, adding that random testing is being done at railway stations and the airport to check people coming from outside. The minister said a direct correlation can be seen in the changing weather and the increase in the number of cases. “However, it cannot be concretely said that this is the sole reason for the surge in cases.”