New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a three-week national lockdown for people, in an attempt to contain the rapid spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.Effective from midnight tonight, there will be a complete lockdown across the country, he said.
"The only way to protect us from coronavirus is not to cross the Lakshman Rekha of our homes," the PM said in a national broadcast this evening as he outlined the need to stay indoors and stop the infectionfrom spreading further.