PM Modi announces extension of nationwide lockdown till May 3

Prime Minister Modi in his televised address to the nation announced that the nationwide lockdown has been extended till May 3.

On the last day of the 21-day-nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, the PM made the official announcement extending the same.

As of 8 AM on Tuesday, 10,363 persons have tested positive for coronavirus in India. 1035 people have been cured while 339 have succumbed to the killer virus.

Odisha, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Puducherry have already extended the lockdown till April 30.