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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced nationwide lockdown for three weeks

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Passengers wait for a DTC bus outside Sarai Kale Khan Bus stand after lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic in New Delhi. Photo: PTI

BS Web Team New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for a nationwide lockdown starting midnight to contain the coronavirus pandemic which has claimed over 10 lives in India and has infected 515. The duration of the lockdown will be 21 days for 1.2 billion citizens, PM Modi said. Providing a rationale behind this major step, Modi said that it was necessitated due to the severity of the situation.

 

"It took 67 days for the