Let children have access to critical services during lockdown: NGOs urge PM

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Apr 02 2020 | 5:58 PM IST

An alliance of child rights NGOs has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide uninterrupted access to critical services for the most vulnerable children and their families during the ongoing lockdown imposed in view of the coronavirus outbreak.

Modi had announced a 21-day lockdown from March 24 midnight. According to the health ministry, death toll due to coronavirus touched 50 on Thursday. Total number of positive cases has risen to 1,965 in the country

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First Published: Apr 02 2020 | 5:58 PM IST

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