Aatif Qayoom

Srinagar,April 14 (KNS): Primr Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended nationwide lockdown till May 3 to keep the deadly virus away.

According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), in his third address to the nation in less than a month, PM Modi appealed countrymen to adhere upon the extended period of lockdown which is aimed for the wellbeing of 'country' and 'countrymen'.

Modi outlined the decision on lockdown given the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the country. Pertinntly ahead of Modi’s speech, several states including Telangana, Maharashtra, Odisha and West Bengal have already extended the lockdown till April 30 to break the chain of Covid-19 infections in the country.

According to updated figures by official of Union Health Ministry, the number of Covid-19 infected people across the country has climbed to 10,363 and the death to toll has reached 339. (KNS)