The success of the second phase of India’s lockdown depends on rigorous coronavirus testing so that the economy can gradually be reopened.
It’s vital for us to get this right In his address to the nation on Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked citizens for their sacrifices in the fight against covid-19, justified India’s 21-day lockdown for the lives it had saved, and announced an extension of it for 19 more days, till 3 May.
While Modi said curbs would be tightened and laid renewed emphasis on saving lives as a national priority, he also referred to the challenge of saving livelihoods.
Indeed, he raised the possibility of conditional relaxations in some parts of India after 20 April. As he indicated, the period till then
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