As we know that the countrywide lockdown was announced by our respectable Prime Minister Narendra Modi because of the rising Coronavirus cases in the country. According to the latest reports, it is publicized that there are some rumors about the extension of the coronavirus lockdown.
The cabinet secretary on this Monday said that all the rumors are unjustified and there are no plans to extend the 21-day lockdown. The 21-day lockdown which came into force last Tuesday due to the rising number of Coronavirus cases that has infected more than 1,000 people in the country. For this, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) tweeted that Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba has denied all the media and public reports claiming that the government will expand the lockdown.
“There are rumors and media reports, claiming that the Government will extend the #Lockdown21 when it expires. The Cabinet Secretary has denied these reports, and stated that they are baseless,” it said.
In addition to this, Union Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba also denied the rumors about the countrywide COVID-19 lockdown extension. “I am surprised to see such reports, there is no such plan of extending the lockdown,” said Gauba.
For now, the lockdown period will continue till 14th April. The country is fighting with the outbreak in the best possible manner. From the past 3 months, the lockdown is applied in one country after the other; the emergency lockdowns have become known as the key solution against the COVID-19 pandemic. The nationwide lockdown announced by the honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received good reactions from several Indian leaders and the public who have called it the ‘best move’. The step of lockdown was taken by PM after stressed about the social distancing to break the chain of transmission of the pandemic Coronavirus.
After the clarification from the central govt that the lockdown period will not be extended anymore and to make this period a successful one the government has assured the supply of essential food items to the people. This step will surely help in maintaining social distancing and breaking the chain of COVID-19 virus.
For now, the government along with his leaders is trying to give them food and shelter to migrant workers. In the past few days, the national capital Delhi has been under the worst-condition where the livelihood is coming to an abrupt halt, working migrants from neighbouring Haryana, Rajasthan, and Punjab want to go their native places are expecting to get buses soon for their villages. The majority of the migrant workers are from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand.
As the governments in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh are trying their best to overcome this huge mass departure of a migrant laborer at bus stations in Delhi-NCR. In the meantime, the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in India has crossed 1000-mark on 29 March Sunday. Along with this, some deaths have been reported from diverse states, taking the death toll to 29. Worldwide, the situation is getting worse day by day, every day some new cases of the infected people are reported.
The COVID-19 numbers have exceeded to 6, 34,000, and the death toll is close up to 30,000, according to the latest reports received from the World Health Organisation. The 21 days lockdown period was announced after Janata Curfew on March 22, Prime Minister Modi. On 24 March PM Modi announced a nationwide lockdown from March 25 to 14 April.
It is a 3 weeks long session where all the public transport, any non-essential society or outside the house is banned. While people still receive the essential items for survival during the Coronavirus pandemic period. So far, the country has recorded over 1,100 Coronavirus positive cases with about 29 death cases and worldwide, the pandemic coronavirus has claimed more than 30,000 lives.
Lastly, we can only say that due to this pandemic situation the government has announced the 21 days lockdown period which has not only affected the economy but also interrupted the livelihood of countless daily wagers in Delhi, Mumbai, and other big cities. All the steps taken by the government are important for the protection of people. Now it is time to wait and see when India will win over Coronavirus. Till then stay at home and stay tuned with us about the latest updates.
