Follow Lockdown rules: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to people

NEW DELHI: After a successful ‘Janata Curfew’ call, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to people to follow “lockdown” instructions issued to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Urging people not to leave homes unless it is very important, he warned that the end of Sunday’s Janata Curfew at 9 pm is not a celebratory occasion but only one victory in a long battle.

Modi expressed his views in a series of tweets after 11 hours of the Janata Curfew beginning at 7 am on Sunday.

“Follow the instructions being issued by the Central government and the state governments. In districts and States where the lockdown is announced, do not leave the house at all. Apart from this, do not get out of their houses unless it is very necessary in the rest,” Modi tweeted.

“Today’s Janta Curfew may end at 9 p.m., but that doesn’t mean we should start celebrating. Do not consider it a success. This is the beginning of a long fight. Today, the countrymen have told that we are capable, if we decide, we can beat the biggest challenge together.”

Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said social distancing must be adopted as a habit even after 9 pm on Sunday and urged people to not follow the “misinformation” that the Janata Curfew will wash away the coronavirus.

In a tweet, he said some anti-social elements are spreading misinformation that after the Janata Curfew ends on Sunday, the deadly virus will be washed away.

“They’re exhorting people to come outdoors after 9 pm. This is false and an attempt to mislead the public. Social Distancing must be adopted as a habit,” he said. (IANS)

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