PM said based on extensive scrutiny, a conditional withdrawal of the lockdown will be permitted in areas where the spread has either been contained or prevented NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation earlier this week on the extension of the covid-19 lockdown drew 203 million viewers across 199 television channels, according to data from the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC).
The lockdown, effective 25 March, Modi said, was to be extended till 3 May, besides appealing to all Indians for “saat baton par saath," in other words, cooperation on seven points.
These comprise taking care of the elderly, especially those with a medical history, wearing masks even if they are homemade, following AYUSH ministry
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