: Covid-19: India to go under three-week full lockdown from midnight, PM warns against leaving homes #IndiaNEWS Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that a countrywide lockdown would come into

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Covid-19: India to go under three-week full lockdown from midnight, PM warns against leaving homes #IndiaNEWS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that a countrywide lockdown would come into effect from midnight on Tuesday in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The lockdown would last for 21 days, Modi said. â€œIf we are not able to manage the upcoming 21 days [of lockdown] we will be pushed back by 21 years,â€? Modi said. Essential services such as grocery shops, dairies and milk booths, hospitals, nursing homes, police, fire stations and ATMs will continue to work, the Ministry of Home Affairs said after Modiâ€™s address.The Centre had on Sunday suspended all train, metro and interstate bus services across the country till March 31 in unprecedented steps to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.By Tuesday evening, as many as 32 states and Union Territories had imposed complete lockdowns or curfews. However, there have been reports of people breaking curfew to roam about on the streets. Many such individuals have been arrested.Addressing the nation on battling the COVID-19 menace. #IndiaFightsCorona t.co/jKyFMOQO5a— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 24, 2020 Modi said the measures imposed by the state governments have to be taken seriously. He said the decision to close down the country was taken based on the experiences of health experts and actions taken by other...Read more

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