6 years ago
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the nation today, his seventh since announcing a country-wide lockdown in March in an attempt to control the spread of coronavirus.
The speech comes at a time when the country is on the verge of celebrating a series of festivals and a fast-approaching winter.
Experts have raised concerns that alongside the unlock rules, the festival season may lead to a surge in infections.
India's COVID-19 tally is close to 76 lakhs but for the first time in nearly three months, the country has recorded less than 50,000 new cases in a day. The health ministry reported 46,790 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, which takes the overall cases to 75,97,063.
