Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan doesn’t support lifting lockdown on April 14

• Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan said he doesn’t support lifting lockdown on April 14.
  
• This comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a conference call with Chief Minister confirmed extending the lockdown in India.
  
  

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan again pressed for an extension of lockdown beyond April 14 to contain the spread of coronavirus.

“We also do not support the lifting of lockdown on April 14. It is true that the economy is affected, but the lives of people are more important, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan told media.

This comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a conference call with Chief Minister confirmed extending the lockdown in India. However, PM is yet to make an official announcement about an extension.

Yesterday, several states including Gujarat and Maharashtra announced a lockdown extension till April 30. Previously, Odisha and Punjab announced a lockdown extension to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

There are 532 coronavirus cases in Madhya Pradesh, as of 4 pm on April 12. Of these this none covered while 36 have died.

Three people tested positive for coronavirus in Bhopal on Sunday, while one died of the infection, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 135 and the deaths to two, Madhya Pradesh health officials said.

Whereas, India reported two more deaths due to COVID-19, taking the total number of people who died to 32. There are 298 cases of coronavirus in Indore.

(With PTI)

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