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India's Modi urges citizens follow lockdown as coronavirus cases rise
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS APRIL 26, 2020 / 3:57 AM / UPDATED 5 HOURS AGO
India's Modi urges citizens follow lockdown as coronavirus cases rise
Neha Arora
2 MIN READ
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to citizens to strictly comply with a nationwide lockdown and maintain social distancing norms, as cases of coronavirus mounted steadily despite over a month-long curfew.
In a radio address, Modi said the country was in the midst of a “war” and urged hundreds of millions of citizens to sustain the “people driven” fight and not be misled into believing the spread of the virus has been brought fully under control.
“I will urge you that we should not be trapped into over-confidence and nurse the belief that in our city, in our village, in our streets, in our office, coronavirus has not reached and that is why it will not reach” Modi said.
India’s high population density, poor sanitation infrastructure, and high rates of internal migration has hastened the spread of the virus.
India has reported 26,496 cases of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, and 824 deaths. The authorities have set up teams to focus on compliance with lockdown measures.
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India's Modi urges citizens follow lockdown as coronavirus cases rise
Neha Arora
2 MIN READ
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to citizens to strictly comply with a nationwide lockdown and maintain social distancing norms, as cases of coronavirus mounted steadily despite over a month-long curfew.
In a radio address, Modi said the country was in the midst of a “war” and urged hundreds of millions of citizens to sustain the “people driven” fight and not be misled into believing the spread of the virus has been brought fully under control.
“I will urge you that we should not be trapped into over-confidence and nurse the belief that in our city, in our village, in our streets, in our office, coronavirus has not reached and that is why it will not reach” Modi said.
India’s high population density, poor sanitation infrastructure, and high rates of internal migration has hastened the spread of the virus.
India has reported 26,496 cases of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, and 824 deaths. The authorities have set up teams to focus on compliance with lockdown measures.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-southasia/indias-modi-urges-citizens-follow-lockdown-as-coronavirus-cases-rise-idUSKCN22807U
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