NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an extension to India's 21-day lockdown scheduled to end on Tuesday (April 14), by almost three weeks to May 3, as coronavirus cases in India crossed 10,000 with 339 deaths.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an extension to India's 21-day lockdown, scheduled to end on Tuesday , by almost three weeks to May 3 as the number of coronavirus cases in India crossed 10,000, with 339 deaths.
"There has been huge economic costs but we have been able to save many lives. We are on the right path in this fight against the virus... We cannot let our guard lower now." It started screening international arrivals around mid-January and from March 3 banned entry of foreigners from countries with high infection numbers like Italy. After grounding international and national flights, trains and public transport, Mr Modi announced a three-week lockdown till Tuesday 14.
India is testing up to 18,000 samples a day and intends to ramp this up to 100,000 to prepare for the"worst-case scenario", according to the Indian Council of Medical Research.
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