Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed the nation at 10 AM today, announcing the extension of 21-day complete lockdown to May 3

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that the nationwide lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus will be extended till May 3 as India can't allow the virus to spread any further.

The PM said that the lockdown will be super strict till April 20 and all regions will be monitored to check whether the rules are being followed. He said that rules will be eased for areas where the lockdown is implemented properly and fewer new cases are registered till April 20. He said the government will release a detailed plan for the lockdown tomorrow. 

 

PM Modi more stringent steps will be taken for the next one week to check spread of COVID-19. States where the possibility of Coronavirus spread will be less, maybe granted some relief after April 20. According to the latest data revealed by the Union Ministry of Health, the total COVID-19 cases in India has crossed the 10,000-mark with current numbers at 10,363. In India, there are 8,988 active cases, 1035 coronavirus positive patients have been cured and one has been migrated. So far, 339 COVID-19 positive patients have died in India due to the deadly virus, as per the information shared by the Central government.

During his address to the nation, PM Modi is likely to reveal the strategy to fight the unprecedented health crisis which has affected over 190 countries. Already, states like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Telangana have extended the lockdown till April 30 to check the spread of COVID-19. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Delhi are the worst-affected states in terms of coronavirus positive cases and COVID-19 deaths.