Big News | आज Lockdown को 2 हफ्ते तक बढ़ाने का ऐलान | PM Modi meeting with CM Lockdown extended 2 Week 30 April 2020
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आज Lockdown को 2 हफ्ते तक बढ़ाने का ऐलान | PM Modi meeting with CM Lockdown extended 2 Week | News
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After a reportedly 4-hour-long meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the chief ministers of various states, the broad consensus was that India will have to stay at home for two more weeks as the country tries to stem a coronavirus outbreak that has claimed over 200 lives and infected more than 7,000 people on last count.
The lockdown, effective March 25, is supposed to end on April 14. The prime minister in his interaction stressed on the need to not only to save lives, but livelihoods too by underlining the motto of ‘jaan hai to jahaan hai’ [when you have life, you have the world]. A majority of the states at the meeting were for extending the lockdown .
The national lockdown that was expected to end on April 14 is likely to be extended by another two weeks. This was indicated in a press release issued by the Press Information Bureau which said that the suggestion came from the chief ministers in their meeting with the PM to strategise how to tackle COVID-19. Following the meeting, Maharashtra has extended the ongoing lockdown to April 30, 2020. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray made the announcement, following states such as Odisha and Punjab, who have already announced an extension a few days ago. While the Centre is yet to make a formal announcement, the PIB release said, "Prime Minister observed that the combined effort of the Centre and the States has definitely helped reduce the impact of COVID-19 but since the situation is rapidly evolving, constant vigilance is paramount." The release added PM Modi emphasised how the coming three to four weeks were critical for "determining the impact of the steps taken till now to contain the virus.". It also mentioned an "exit plan" discussed by the PM and said, "there seems to be a consensus amongst the states on extension of Lockdown by another two weeks." Chief Ministers of various states including Karnataka, Delhi and West Bengal have held press briefings, hinting that an extension is in the pipeline. In a live address, Thackeray explained that he supported the extension of the lockdown and discussed the same with Modi. "Maharashtra will continue to remain locked down till April 30," he said and added, "There could be some places where these restrictions could be eased but there will also be some areas where this will be strengthened even more." West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also hinted at an extension of the lockdown in their states and said that they were not in support of ending the lockdown on April 14. Both states are yet to make a formal announcement of an extension.
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