Covid 19: PM asks states to strictly enforce lockdown

New Delhi, Mar 23: Requesting people of the country to strictly adhere to the lockdown, declared to curb the spread of Corona virus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked state governments to ensure that the rules and laws were followed.
‘Many people are still not taking the lockdown seriously. Please save yourself by doing this, save your family, follow the instructions seriously,’ he said in his tweet.
He also requested the ‘state governments to get the rules and laws followed’.
As India is fighting to contain the novel coronavirus, 75 cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Bengaluru went into complete lockdown till March 31.
Responding to Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri’s tweet congratulating Air India crew, the Prime Minister said in his missive ‘Extremely proud of this team of Air India which has shown utmost courage and risen to the call of humanity. Their outstanding efforts are admired by several people across India.’
Mr Puri in his tweet wrote ‘When the going gets tough, the tough get going. The crew of Air India Boeing 777 led by Capt Swati Raval & Capt Raja Chauhan responded to the call of duty & displayed exemplary determination by airlifting 263 Indians, mostly students, stranded in Rome.’
Trains, metros and inter-state buses have been shut from today. The government is taking strict measures to stem the spread of the pandemic, which has claimed seven lives and infected 396 people in the country.
(UNI)