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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 10 am on Tuesday (14 April), the last day of the 21-day nationwide lockdown imposed in light of the novel coronavirus. 

Modi is likely to talk about the lockdown extension beyond 14 April by two weeks as the active COVID-19 cases breached the 9,000-mark.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the nation at 10 am on April 14: PMO

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on Tuesday at 10 am, his office said. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 10 AM on 14th April 2020," PMO India tweeted.

The 21-day nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of corona virus ends tomorrow and Modi is likely to talk about its possible extension.

To effectively contain the spread of corona virus, the Odisha government has already decided to extend the ongoing lockdown in the state till April 30.

States like Maharashtra, Punjab and Telangana have also announced an extension of the lock down till April 30.

In a meeting with PM through video-conference on Saturday, the chief ministers of most states had asked for an extension of the lock down period as cases continue to rise.

 

 

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Narendra Modi to address nation at 10 am today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 10 am today, on the last day of the 21-day nationwide lock down imposed with the aim to contain the spread of the deadly COVID-19.

Prior to this, the Prime Minister had on Saturday held consultations with Chief Ministers through video-conferencing, during which talks were held over the need for extending the lock down further after taking into consideration the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country.

During the course of the meeting, the Prime Minister had said that there seems to be a consensus amongst the States on the extension of lock down by another two weeks. He underlined that the motto of the government earlier was 'jaan hai to jahaan hai' but now it is 'jaan bhi jahaan bhi'.

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India doing well in tackling pandemic, says PM

Prime Minister begins his address to the nation by saying India is doing well to tackle the corona virus nation. He thanks people on the frontline of the COVID-19 battle. "Our fight against the novel corona virus pandemic is progressing with strength," he said.

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Collective strength shown by Indians against corona virus is a tribute to Ambedkar, says PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledges the trouble being faced by the people of India during the COVID-19 lock down. "In our constitution, 'We the People' is written, and this fight is what it signifies, he says. Remembering BR Ambedkar, says it a symbolic remembrance to his anniversary." he said.

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India has fought corona virus better than developed countries, says Modi

India had started screening at airports and 14-day isolation for those coming from abroad, well in advance, announced Narendra Modi while addressing the nation on Tuesday. "We decided to implement this 21-day lockdown when we had only about 500 cases." he said.

"You have been a witness to how India has fought corona virus as compared to other countries," he added. Modi noted that it was unfair to compare with any other country. However, we cannot deny some realities. "It is true that India is in much better position than some of the developed countries," he said.

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