Health Minister Rajesh Tope said after the weekly Cabinet meeting on Tuesday that the state government hadn't thought of imposing a lockdown again but was mulling some restrictions to prevent the state from getting hit by a second wave of COVID-19.

"People should not believe rumours because the government hasn't taken any decision to impose a lockdown once again. However, there will be some restrictions in the coming days," he said, adding that a task force has been appointed to prepare the state for the vaccination programme.