NEW DELHI: The nationwide coronavirus lockdown is set to be extended at least till April 30 after a broad “consensus” on it emerged on Saturday during a meeting of chief ministers with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who stressed on “jaan bhi, jahaan bhi”, indicating that restrictions may be tweaked as it was important to save livelihoods along with lives.
With the rise in the numbers of coronavirus cases, many states have already announced the extension of the lockdown till April 30.
Here is a list of the states that have announced the lockdown extension:
Maharashtra
With continuous spike in COVID-19 cases, the Maharashtra government has decided to extend the ongoing lockdown period till April 30, hours after chief minister Uddhav Thackeray attended a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Mumbai.
In a live webcast, Thackeray said the lockdown, which was supposed to end on April 14, will be extended till April 30 in view of the lack of any other options.
Maharashtra’s tally of COVID-19 cases shot up to 1666 earlier in the day with 92 fresh cases being reported.
Telangana
Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao ann
