Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Govt can cushion economic impact of the lockdown
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Social distancing has proven to be one of the most effective tools in curbing its spread.
Mint tries to quantify the economic costs associated with the lockdown A systematic spread of the disease across the country combined with the experience of other countries prompted the government to announce a nationwide lockdown.
The idea is to ensure social distancing and contain the spread of the coronavirus disease by restricting people to their homes.
The objective is to significantly reduce the number of active cases over the next three weeks to avoid community spread and prevent India from entering stage 3 of the pandemic.
United States
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Cases: 46 252 513
Deaths: 750 423
Recovered: 0
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India
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Cases: 34 321 025
Deaths: 459 652
Recovered: 0
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Brazil
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Cases: 21 835 785
Deaths: 608 235
Recovered: 0
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United Kingdom
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Cases: 9 215 683
Deaths: 141 607
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Russia
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Cases: 8 494 589
Deaths: 237 619
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