NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday signalled a shift in India's strategy to fight the coronavirus pandemic, with a renewed focus on ‘jaan’ (life) and ‘jahaan’ (livelihood).
In a statement to chief ministers (CM) at a meeting earlier today, he said a shift has to be made to ensure that lives are saved along with livelihoods.
This implicitly suggests India may have turned a corner with the disease and the next stage of lockdown will come with changes.
The PM and the CMs had a more than a five-hour-long meeting today to discuss the need to extend the national lockdown. According to reports, the lockdown, which was to end on 14 April, has been extended by two weeks.
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