Cong's Sibal questions Modi govt for migrant exodus; says it hadn't prepared for lockdown

Amid rising cases of coronavirus in country, and an apparent migrant exodus, senior Congress leer Kapil Sibal has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an answer. Taking to Twitter on March 29, he said that for Janta Curfew PM h given a 4-day tice and for a pan-India lockdown, re was only a 4 hours tice. Calling Central government as 'imcompetent', Sibal ded that it h preparations ahe of lockdown and refore migrant exodus is happening. 

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Migrant exodus

As lockdown began in country, migrant workers, especially from Bihar, UP and West Bengal, in absence of transport facilities, started a home-bound walk. This came despite Government of India and state government's numerous vice to avoid travel and stay put at current location. On March 29, after UP and Delhi governments arranged buses to send m home, a large crowd gared at Delhi's Anand Vihar Bus terminal to board buses, raising risk of COVID 19 spre.

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Coronavirus in India

As of March 29, India has reported  898 cases so far, and 19 deaths. To tackle growing cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed a nationwide lockdown for 21 days. highest number of cases have been reported from Maharashtra - 186 cases and Kerala - 182 cases.

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Prime Minister Modi established a dedicated national fund with primary objective of dealing with any kind of emergency or distress situation, like posed by COVID-19 pandemic, and to provide relief to affected, a public charitable trust under name of ‘Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund’ (PM CARES Fund).

Meanwhile, on Monday, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) published a study warning about community transmission of pandemic that may take place from a minimum of 20 days to a few months. It also stated that by quarantining of individuals with symptoms of COVID-19 can delay introduction of virus into community by three days to three weeks  - which in turn reduces cumulative cases by 62%  and peak number of cases by 89%, in an optimistic scenario. 

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