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Lockdown extension: Put cash in hands of poor, Chidambaram tells govt

PM Modi said that the fight against Covid-19 could be successful only if the citizens cooperate and maintain the discipline

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram arrives at his residence in New Delhi after being released from Tihar Prisons on December 4, 2019.
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Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram arrives at his residence in New Delhi. File Photo

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus would continue till May 3. He said that the fight against Covid-19 could be successful only if the citizens cooperate and maintain the discipline.  

“In view of all suggestions, it has been decided that the nationwide lockdown would be extended until May 3. This means we all will have to stay indoors, in a lockdown, until May 3 — with the same discipline and resolve that we have shown so far," said PM Modi in a televised address to the nation at 10 am.

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