AMID INCREASING FEARS OF COMMUNITY SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS CASES IN INDIA, AS ANNOUNCED BY PM MODI, INDIA TODAY OBSERVES JANTA CURFEW FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM TODAY.
THE MOVE IS AIMED AT ENCOURAGING PUBLIC TO STAY INDOORS AND MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING, WHICH IS ESSENTIAL IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19.
THE MOVE IS AN ATTEMPT TO BREAK THE CHAIN FOR A DAY AND PREVENT THE MASSIVE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE.
ATLEAST 315 PEOPLE IN INDIA HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.
STATES LIKE DELHI, UP, BIHAR, HIMACHAL PRADESH, RAJASTHAN AND BIHAR OBSERVE JANATA CURFEW.