NEW DELHI (Reuters): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to extend a nationwide lockdown to tackle the spread of the coronavirus, the Delhi state's chief minister said on Saturday (April 11), without saying how long the extension would be for.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Modi had"taken correct decision to extend lockdown", without sharing further details.
"If it is stopped now, all gains would be lost. To consolidate, it is imp to extend it," Kejriwal said on Twitter. India's 21-day lockdown ends on Tuesday but several states had urged Modi to extend it further, even as concerns have risen that the shutdown has put millions of poor people out of work and forced an exodus of migrant workers from cities to villages. - Reuters
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