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. Authorities banned gatherings of more than five people in several of India's states including Maharashtra in the west, which has had the highest number of cases. "The price of chicken had fallen earlier because people stopped buying it fearing the virus was being spread through it.

Source: bd News24 March 23, 2020 06:33 UTC