NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's nationwide lockdown, the biggest imposed in the world over the coronavirus pandemic, will be extended until at least May 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday (April 14).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW DELHI - India's nationwide lockdown, the biggest imposed in the world over the coronavirus pandemic, will be extended until at least May 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday as the number of cases crossed 10,000 despite a three-week shutdown.
Modi, in an address on national television, said the challenge was to stop the virus from spreading to new parts of the country.
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