India Declares 'Total' Lockdown In Bid To Prioritize Coronavirus Fight
"To save India and every Indian," Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the country's more than 1.3 billion people — with few exceptions — to stay in their homes for the next three weeks.
by Colin Dwyer
Mar 24, 2020
1 minute
In a bid to stem the tide of the coronavirus, India has declared the world's largest stay-at-home order yet in the fight against the global pandemic.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared a 21-day lockdown during to the country to stay right where they are, beginning at midnight Tuesday night.
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