I-India ibikade ivaliwe ngokwengxenye izinsuku ezimbalwa manje, njengoba kubekwe 'i-curfew ye-janta' ezweni lonke ukukhawulela inkululeko yokuhamba ngethemba lokunqanda igagasi ubhubhane lwe-coronavirus, kodwa uNdunankulu umemezele isinqumo sokwengeza isilinganiso kanye nobude bokuvalwa kwendawo enkulumweni yethelevishini ngoLwesibili.
UModi uchaze ubhubhane lwe-Covid-19 “njengenhlekelele enkulu” ngenkathi encoma amaNdiya ngokubambelela kwawo esimisweni sokuzibekela isikhathi esesivele sikhona.
"Uma singakwazi ukuphatha izinsuku ezingama-21 ezizayo, sizobuyiselwa emuva eminyakeni engama-21," Kusho uModi.
Uhulumeni kaModi uphinde wavala konke ukuhamba emoyeni nasezitimeleni, ngaphezu kokuvala iningi lamabhizinisi nazo zonke izikole nezikhungo zemfundo.
Njengamanje, i-India iqophe amacala angaphezu kuka-519 okutheleleka nge-coronavirus nokufa kwabantu abayi-10 kuze kube manje.
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LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- India had been in a partial lockdown for a few days now, with ‘janta curfew' imposed throughout the country to restrict the freedom of movement in the hopes of stemming the tide of coronavirus epidemic, but the Prime Minister announced the decision to extend both the scale and length of the lockdown in a televised address on Tuesday.
- The lockdown will be in effect for a period of at least 21 days, he said.
- “If we are not able to manage the upcoming 21 days, we will be pushed back 21 years,” Modi said.
