Modi said many Indians were not taking the lockdown seriously. "Please save yourself, save your family, follow the instructions seriously," he said on Twitter. The lockdown in the capital of more than 18 million people will last for the rest of the month. "The price of chicken had fallen earlier because people stopped buying it fearing the virus was being spread through it. Nepal has reported only one case of the coronavirus.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 23, 2020 06:33 UTC