NEW DELHI: As the coronavirus kept the upward trajectory in the country with more than 70 fresh cases reported since Sunday night, state governments on Monday decided to take extraordinary measures and extend restrictions to contain the virus which has killed nine people in India.
Despite India observing a ‘Janata Curfew’ on Sunday with a ban on inter-state bus and train services in place till March 31, people on Monday continued to venture out prompting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to appeal citizens to stay indoor and take social distancing seriously.
By Monday evening, most of the states in India announced