To fight against deadly coronavirus outbreak in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today extended the nationwide lockdown till May 3.
In his address to nation, Narendra Modi thanked each and every citizen for strictly adhering to lockdown norms for the last three weeks.
India's swift and timely action against the global outbreak proved helpful to prevent virus spread in the country, said Modi.
Mention must be made that India implemented lockdown when there were 500 coronavirus cases in the country. The screening of international passengers at various airports had started even before a single case was detected in the country, asserted Modi.
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