Coronavirus outbreak: PM tells states to decide on easing of lockdown

Updated On: 28 April, 2020 07:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Dharmendra Jore

Says pandemic is far from over and directs states to take a call depending on their respective situations on ground; stresses on revival of the economy

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A road in the has been barricaded on Monday during the lockdown. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

Ruling out lifting of lockdown after May 3 from across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked states to decide on their lockdown guidelines depending on the prevailing situation on the ground. He said the pandemic was far from over and hence the country needed a balance between the lockdown and the efforts of keeping normalcy in daily life.

Modi told chief ministers on Monday that the lockdown had yielded positive results and the country had managed to save thousands of lives in the past 45 days.