No plan to extend 21-day lockdown: Govt

The government on Monday said there was no plan to extendthe 21-day lockdown which came intro force on Tuesday midnight.

The Press Information Bureau (PIB) of the Ministry ofInformation and Broadcasting tweeted, saying Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba hasdenied media reports claiming that the government will extend the lockdown.

   

“There are rumours & media reports, claiming thatthe Government will extend the #Lockdown21 when it expires. The CabinetSecretary has denied these reports, and stated that they are baseless,” itsaid.

The 21-day lockdown is aimed at checking the spread of thecoronavirus.

Following the lockdown, there has been a massive exodus ofmigrant workers from big cities to their villages after being rendered jobless.

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