The health ministry on Thursday said that 17 states have started work on earmarking hospitals for dedicated treatment of Covid-19 patients. Briefing the press on the coronavirus situation, health ministry joint secretary Lav Agarwal said, "There is still no hard evidence to say there has been community transmission of coronavirus in India."

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/17-states-earmarking-hospitals-for-dedicated-treatment-of-covid-19-patients-health-ministry/articleshow/74829501.cms