New Delhi: Rumours and media reports claiming that the 21-day lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus or COVID-19 would be extended are “baseless”, the government asserted on Monday.
There are rumours and media reports, claiming that the Government will extend the Lockdown21 when it expires. The Cabinet Secretary has denied these reports, and stated that they are baseless, said the Press Information Bureau, the government’s media body.
Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba had also denied such reports this morning. I’m surprised to see such reports, there is no such plan of extending the lockdown, the government’s top bureaucrat was quoted as saying by news agency . NDTV Reported
Prime Minister Narendra Modi last Tuesday ordered the three-week total lockdown to break the chain of transmission of the virus, which spreads rapidly. Forget about stepping out of your homes, he had said.
In the past week, keeping up the supply of essential goods and food, and controlling the massive flow of migrants heading home have been the biggest challenges in the fight against the disease. Large crowds at shops and borders have defeated the purpose of “social distancing” necessary to check the spread of coronavirus.
In India, there are more than 1,000 coronavirus cases now, including 27 deaths.
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