New Delhi: Even as an official announcement is awaited, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday welcomed the "decision to extend the lockdown".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had met chief ministers earlier to take a call on extending the period of the 21-day lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus. “PM has taken correct decision to extend lockdown.
Today, India’s position is better than many developed countries because we started lockdown early. If it is stopped now, all gains would be lost.
To consolidate, it is imp to extend it," Kejriwal said on Twitter, while welcoming the decision. There is no official announcement by the central government on an extension yet.
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