Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane on May 19 said that Covid cases in the army have shown a downtrend after the initial surge. He said that the instructions that Army had passed last year, were again brought into effect this year. “As far as the force preservation is concerned, all those instructions that we had passed last year, were again brought into effect for this year also. The number of cases in the Indian army has also shown a downtrend after the initial surge,” he said.