COVID-19: Amid pan-India lock down, 'HumHain' delivery app gains popularity in Ludhiana

Amid ongoing pan-India Coronavirus lockdown, a mobile app in Ludhiana has been gaining immense popularity with a lot of subscribers relying on it for delivery of essential goods and or things like stationery at ir doorsteps. application named- HumHain -- which was launched by Milin Kwatra in 2005 to deliver groceries and medicines at peoples' doorsteps, has w expanded range of products being delivered. 

Suniti Batra, one of customer of HumHain, said, "With HumHain's delivery system, we can follow rules of lockdown as anunced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi."

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"We are playing our part to make sure that lockdown due to COVID-19 is followed and people do t have to move out of ir homes to purchase any essential items. We have w started delivering all kinds of items including chart paper for kids," Kwatra stated while interacting with a news ncy.

owner furr added: "To avoid spread of Coronavirus, we are ensuring that our delivery staff wears masks and gloves and maintain social distancing while delivering products."

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India sees a rise in COVID-19 cases 

According to latest figure available on Sunday, India has so far reported 979 confirmed cases of Coronavirus and 25 people have died so far. 

Earlier on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi anunced a 21-day lockdown throughout India starting at midnight on Tuesday. He said that 21 days were necessary for breaking transmission cycle of pandemic. 21-day curfew applies to all states, districts, and vills - irrespective of wher y are currently under curfew or t. 

"From midnight, across country, re will be countrywide lockdown in India. re will be a complete restriction of leaving out from residence. All districts, vills will be locked down. This is curfew only -a stricter curfew than Janta curfew. We have to bear ecomic consequences because of this. But to save every Indian's life at this time is my and government's responsibility," said PM Modi. 

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(With inputs from ANI)