India decides to extend nationwide coronavirus lockdown - state chief minister
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS APRIL 11, 2020 / 6:43 AM / UPDATED 19 HOURS AGO
India decides to extend nationwide coronavirus lockdown - state chief minister
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to extend a nationwide lockdown to tackle the spread of the coronavirus, the Delhi states chief minister said on Saturday, without saying how long the extension would be for.
Modi earlier in the day held a video conference call with several state ministers. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Modi had taken (a) correct decision to extend (the) lockdown, without sharing further details.
If it is stopped now, all gains would be lost. To consolidate, it is imp (important) to extend it, Kejriwal said on Twitter.
Indias 21-day lockdown ends on Tuesday but several states had urged Modi to extend it further, even as concerns have risen that the shutdown has put millions of poor people out of work and forced an exodus of migrant workers from cities to villages.
Reporting by Aditya Kalra, Editing by William Maclean
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