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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the coronavirus crisis cannot be allowed to control people’s lives.
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirmed Tuesday that the national blockade of COVID-19 will extend to a fourth phase, but will have “totally different” rules to be announced before the current one expires on May 18.
“The crown is here to stay, experts say. But we cannot let our lives be controlled by the crown. We will have to live with it. We will wear masks and maintain physical distance but we will not give up on our dreams,” he said in his last address. to the nation.
“Lockdown 4 will have totally different rules and will be based on suggestions from the states. The new measures will be announced before May 18. We will fight and move forward by following the rules,” Prime Minister Modi said, as he also announced a Rs 20 economic package. lakh crore.
Last week, the central government had begun taking steps to ease the national blockade, which started on March 25, with the aim of curbing the spread of the new coronavirus despite reporting significant jumps in the number of cases.
Prime Minister Modi has faced increasing calls to end the strict blockade, with political parties, businesses and citizens saying that containment measures have destroyed the livelihoods of millions of people who depend on daily wages for their support.
On Monday, Prime Minister Modi told top state ministers in a video call that the government would consider a “phasing out” of the blockade, which has been repeatedly extended until May 17.
“We have a double challenge: reducing the rate of disease transmission and gradually increasing public activity,” Prime Minister Modi said.
“Even when we observe the gradual withdrawal of the blockade, we must constantly remember that until we find a vaccine or a solution, the most important weapon to combat the virus is social distancing.”
On Tuesday, Indian railways resumed passenger services with 15 daily trains connecting Delhi to Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and other major cities.
The country’s rail, road and air services were suspended in March to stop infections in the country’s interior, but the number of cases increased daily. Authorities say the spread of the disease would be worse if without strict restrictions.
Deaths from COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, reached 2,293, while the number of cases exceeded 70,000, the Health Ministry said Tuesday. A fifth of India’s cases come from the densely populated cities of Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad and Pune, which are also important centers of economic activity.
Delhi Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that three-quarters of Delhi’s coronavirus cases were asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic and did not require hospital treatment.
“The overall crown figures (are) increasing in Delhi, but at the same time people are healing and coming home safely. Now we have to learn to live with the crown,” he said.
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