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'Janata curfew, resolve, restraint': What Modi said in coronavirus speech

Praising the efforts of the citizens, PM said all Indians have done their best to fight coronavirus-- they have taken all precautions

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made a fervent appeal to all Indians to stay indoors as much as possible to avoid getting infected by coronavirus, saying the world has never seen a danger as grave as this. A Covid-19 task force has also been set up under the finance minister to tackle the pandemic. 
 
He called for 'Janta curfew' on March 22 from 7 am-9 pm, saying no citizen, barring those in essential services, should get out of house.
 
"Even World War I and II did not affect as many countries as coronavirus has done," Modi said in a

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