COVID19: India extends lockdown by 2 weeks
Tight curbs remain in urban 'red zones' but 'considerable' easing promised in low-risk areas
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India's Modi urges citizens to follow lockdown as coronavirus spreads
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indians to comply with a nationwide lockdown and social distancing measures on Sunday, a day after some of the world’s toughest restrictions were eased slightly while cases of COVID-19 continued to mount.
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India's Modi extends nationwide coronavirus lockdown until May 3
In a televised address on Tuesday morning, prime minister Narendra Modi announced that India’s nationwide lockdown is to be extended till 3 May.
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Coronavirus: India extends lockdown
The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, has decided to extend a nationwide lockdown to tackle the spread of the coronavirus, the Delhi state’s chief minister said on Saturday, without saying how long the extension would be.
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Close schools, all religious activities, extend lockdown: States tell Centre
The feedback taken by the 11 high powered committees, formed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, largely favours the extension of the lockdown to control novel coronavirus outbreak in India.
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Coronavirus India: Number of cases rises to 519
Coronavirus cases in the country crossed 500 and one more death from the infection reported on Tuesday taking the toll to 9. Almost the entire country was in lockdown after the government imposed restrictions in 606 districts.
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India's PM Modi orders one-day nationwide curfew to combat virus
Narendra Modi said the curfew amid the coronavirus pandemic would take place on Sunday from 7am to 9pm.
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PM Narendra Modi says he wants to quit social media on Sunday
India's Prime Minister's Narendra Modi on Monday night left tens of millions of his followers puzzled with a sudden announcement that he may soon quit social media, without offering a reason.
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