Indians adopt the Chalk and circle way to break the COVID-19 chain

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday anunced a nationwide lockdown for 21 days, people from across nation have begun practicing social distancing among mselves, as a measure to break chain of Coronavirus spre. 

Earlier in day, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh also took to his official Twitter handle and shared a few pictures where people were spotted standing in separate circles marked with chalk while collecting basic supplies from a store.

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Apart from Punjab, people from places like ida, Bengaluru, and Gujarat also opted a similar process, by marking circles with chalk on lane outside grocery stores in respective areas, to keep a safe distance between customers. Meanwhile, in union territory of Jammu-Kashmir, people who were caught violating lockdown were me to sit in circles drawn to maintain social distance.

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PM Modi anunces 21-day pan-India lockdown amid Coronavirus

Amid rising Coronavirus cases in India, PM Modi, on Tuesday, anunced a 21-day curfew 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)