PM
Modi
had
announced
a
21-day
lockdown
on
March
24,
which
ended
on
Tuesday.
However,
while
addressing
the
nation,
today
morning,
PM
Modi
declared
that
the
lockdown
will
be
extended
until
May
3,
2020.
The
lockdown
aims
at
containing
the
disease
and
bring
down
the
number
of
cases.
PM
Modi,
in
his
address
to
the
nation,
shared,
"People
have
gone
through
hardships
to
save
India.
I
know
how
many
difficulties
you
faced.
I
respectfully
bow
to
the
people
of
India
for
their
sacrifice.
Even
when
India
did
not
have
a
single
Coronavirus
positive
case,
India
had
started
screening
passengers
coming
from
COVID-19-affected
countries."
Bollywood
and
television
celebrities
stood
in
support
of
the
lockdown
2.0
decision.
Several
netizens
took
the
help
of
Bollywood
films
to
express
their
relief,
concern
and
even
disappointment.
While
Akshay
Kumar
has
become
the
meme
king
over
the
years,
other
actors
seen
on
Twitter
feed
were
Alia
Bhatt,
Rajkummar
Rao,
Ajay
Devgn,
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui,
and
more.
Since
the
lockdown
began,
Prime
Minister
today
addressed
the
Indian
citizens
for
the
fourth
time,
as
the
number
of
cases
in
India
crosses
the
10,000-mark,
with
1,211
new
cases
and
31
deaths
in
the
last
24
hours.
According
to
the
Health
Ministry
data,
Maharashtra
has
the
highest
numbers
of
cases-
2,334,
followed
by
New
Delhi
which
reported
1,069
cases.
The
pandemic
has
caused
more
than
1.9
million
infections
and
over
1
lakh
deaths.