Citizens urged not to rush to villages, avoid crowded vehicles to prevent the virus spread. FMTNews Covid19India
Empty roads outside iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus are seen during restrictions in Mumbai.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an address to the nation last week urged citizens to stay indoors from 0130 GMT to 1530 GMT – a move that he said would be a crucial test for a country to assess its abilities to fight the pandemic. Health experts said India’s cases have been growing at a rate seen during the early stages of the outbreak in other countries, which subsequently reported exponential increases in infections.
Its neighbouring desert state Rajasthan ordered a shutdown until March 31, while eastern and central states suspended inter-state bus operations to prevent an exodus of daily wage earners from urban centres to villages.
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