Lockdown likely to extend, PM Modi tells party leaders
By MYBRANDBOOK
Looking at the present COVID-19 situation in the country, PM Narendra Modi has indicated to party leaders that the lockdown may continue after April 14. He also said that the government is thinking about a way out as it has got lot of suggestions towards extension of the full lockdown as well as lifting it in a phased manner.
PM has called another meeting with the Chief Ministers on April 11 where a decision can be taken in consultation with the states. The PM is said to have mentioned how he had earlier told Chief Ministers to give their suggestions on a 'staggered exit plan' from the lockdown. Hence the option of lifting the entire lockdown in one go was never on the table but the current situation has made the government think towards extending the lockdown entirely for some more time. It is speculated that the lockdown may continue till the end of April.
“The government may extend lockdown beyond April 14 to combat the coronavirus spread,” Congress leader in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has said after the meeting with PM. Top Government sources on Tuesday had said a lot of state governments, as well as experts, are requesting the central government to extend the lockdown and the central government is thinking in this direction. “It’s an evolving situation. The government wishes to just wait and hold on (to the lockdown). Most big states like UP, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana and Rajasthan want this as cases have been on the rise over the last week. Nearly 300 districts have confirmed at least one positive case until now. The PM, in consultation with the CMs, will take a final decision in the next few days,” a senior government official told ET on Tuesday on the condition of anonymity.
Multiple factors seem to have come into play with various states worried about a sudden spike in the number of cases if the lockdown is lifted and social distancing norms are not properly followed. Also, major urban economic centres crucial for a revival, such as Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad, are the ones worst affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. These hotspots would still remain under a lockdown even if partial relief is given to other areas, an official had added.
Besides this, the Tablighi Jamaat episode has come as major setback to the Centre’s plans of sticking to the 21-day lockdown as nearly one-third of cases in the country are currently linked to that gathering.
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