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SOME COUNTRIES UNDER LOCKDOWN
WORLD’S LARGEST LOCKDOWN
- The lockdown, effective March 25, was to end April 14.
- But it seems that the world’s largest democracy is likely to stay under lockdown am bit longer
- Caused byCOVID-19pandemic in India
MEETING OF PM AND CMS
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MEETING
- A vast majority of the states at the meeting, showed keenness to extend the lockdown.
- Punjab Chief Minister Captain AmarinderSingh was one of those that advocated for a complete lockdown, informing the meeting that the state had already announced a complete lockdown till May 1
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MEETING
- Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghelargued for the lockdown to continue in terms of a ban on travel, but permission should be given to states to allow economic activities within its borders.
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MEETING
- Maharashtra, which has recorded the maximum number of cases so far, is likely to extend the lockdown in the Mumbai and Pune regions, as well in other hotspots. State Health Minister Rajesh Tope said, “There is a protocol to relaxing the lockdown and it will be followed. Also, the Union government issues advisories to states. Those will be studied and then a decision will be taken.”
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MEETING
- Uttar Pradesh officials said that following a rise in the number of cases in the state linked to the Tablighi Jamaat gathering in New Delhi (159 out of 305), “there is now uncertainty over lifting of the lockdown”.
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