India Fights Corona: PM Narendra Modi urges people not to leave their houses in lockdown

Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has urged people not to leave their houses in lockdown
districts and states and follow instructions in fight against COVID-19. In a
series of tweets,  Mr Modi cautioned
people against complacency.

Prime
Minister has lauded the people for showing their gratitude to Corona warriors
like doctors, nurses and sanitation workers. People across the country came out
of their homes and on their balconies at 5 pm yesterday to clap, clang utensils
and ring bells to express solidarity.

In a series
of tweets, Mr Modi said, the nation thanks every citizen who is leading the
fight against Coronavirus. Prime Minister said, this is just a beginning of
nation’s victory march in a long battle against COVID-19. As the clock struck
five, people came out in balconies, lawns and terraces, to express gratitude to
doctors, nurses and others working continuously to combat Covid 19.

The country
also observed an unprecedented ‘Janta Curfew’ to control the spread of the
deadly virus. Influencers and achievers from various fields and several
organisations also voiced their support to the Janata Curfew.

In his
address to the nation on Thursday evening, Mr Modi had urged citizens to help
the government in fighting the pandemic and had asked citizens to observe Janta
curfew on Sunday from 7 am to 9 pm. The janta curfew, as Prime Minister
explained, was a curfew observed by the janta and for the janta.