Announcement by PM Modi: "The Entire Country Lockdown For 21 Days"

The latest announcement of Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India) in order to control the spread of COVID-19 infection is one of the remarkable and historical announcements.

HIGHLIGHTS of yesterday's Announcement:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced entire country lockdown since Tuesday 12:00AM.
PM Modi said:The lockdown has been imposed for the next three weeks. That is for next 21 days.
PM Modi says the next 21 days are very crucial for India's fight against novel corona virus i.e COVID-19.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a national lockdown for subsequent 21 days all across the country. Every state, district, and village across India are going to be under lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during his second 8 pm address on the Covid-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement came at a time when the amount of positive Covid-19 cases are increasing across states.

PM Modi, during his address, said that even developed nations are struggling to regulate the spread of the novel coronavirus and if things got out of hand, India would need to pay an unimaginable price.

PM Modi announced that the national lockdown goes to last for subsequent 21 days. "If situation not controlled in 21 days, India could go 21 years behind," PM Modi said.

Here are five crucial takeaways from PM Modi's second address to the state on Covid-19 during which he announced a national lockdown:

1) Social distancing vital , applies even to the prime minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated the importance of social distancing during the time of the novel coronavirus pandemic and said that irresponsible behavior on the a part of a couple of could cost the country heavily. PM Modi also said social distancing isn't only for the patients of Covid-19, adding that thinking so was totally wrong. Social distancing applies even to the prime minister, PM Modi said.

2) Nation to travel under lockdown from midnight

PM Modi announced an unprecedented nation-wide lockdown, starting midnight, during a bid to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus within the country. PM Modi said that in the lockdown, every state, every district, and each village are going to be under lockdown. He added that it's now become "extremely necessary" to require this drastic step.

3) Lockdown for 21 days

The national lockdown has been imposed for 21 days, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. PM Modi spoke about the importance of subsequent 21 days within the country's battle against the novel coronavirus and said that these many days are needed to interrupt the chain of the spread. PM Modi added that if the spread isn't controlled within the next 21 days, India "could go 21 years behind".

4) Forget what it's wish to leave

Prime Minister said that the people of India will need to forget what it's wish to leave for subsequent 21 days. He said that 21 days may be a while but it's the sole way by which India can win the battle against Covid-19.

5) At an important stage

PM Modi said that India is at a stage where steps taken immediately will determine whether we will beat this outbreak or not. While asserting the importance of social distancing and staying indoors, PM Modi said that this is often the sole answer now. "It took 66 days for one lakh people to check positive, it took only 11 days for this number to rise to 2 lakh, and, it took only four days for the amount to rise to 3 lakh" PM Modi said while reiterating the seriousness of things .