Addressing the nation for the fourth time during theCOVID-19 crisis on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the lockdownwill go until May 3, 2020.
Addressing the nation, PM Modi said that the nation has to ensurethat more hotspots aren't formed. "Till 20th April, all districts,localities, states will be closely monitored, as to how strictly they areimplementing norms. States which will not let hotspots increase, they could beallowed to let some important activities resume, but with certainconditions," the PM said.
While talking about the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, PM Modi saidthat India was one of the first countries to start screening at airports."Before the global numbers touched 100, we began isolating people for 14days. We had shut public places before India's numbers began rising. When theglobal numbers were 550, we put forth the 21-day lockdown," the PM said.
This speech comes after PM Modi had a discussion with ChiefMinisters of the country on Saturday to discuss the course of action to tacklethe coronavirus pandemic that has put India on hold. During that meeting, manyCMs were for the idea of extending the lockdown to April 30, with some of themeven going ahead and announcing the same.
Earlier, the first two speeches were live and the third one was apre-recorded. While the first speech spoke of the Janta Curfew, the secondspeech addressed a 21-day lockdown period. The third speech was when herequested the people of India to stand united to dispel the darkness bylighting diyas and candles.
