国际英语资讯:Indian PM Modi appeals to citizens to isolate at home, self-impose curfew amid COVID-19 scar
<p><span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="DELHI">DELHI</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 19-- <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Narendra">Narendra</span> <span word="Modi">Modi</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="appealed">appealed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countrymen">countrymen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="isolate">isolate</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Novel">Novel</span> <span word="Coronavirus">Coronavirus</span> (<span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19).</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="Modi">Modi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="had">had</span> <span word="adversely">adversely</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span>.</p><p><span word="Modi">Modi</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="curfew">curfew</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 22 (<span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>) <span word="from">from</span> 0700 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="till">till</span> 2100 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="specially">specially</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="above">above</span> 60 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="local">local</span> (<span word="district">district</span>) <span word="administrations">administrations</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="siren">siren</span> <span word="at">at</span> 1700 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="alert">alert</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="timing">timing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thanking">thanking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="controlling">controlling</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="spread">spread</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Modi">Modi</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>. "<span word="Routine">Routine</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="check">check</span>-<span word="ups">ups</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="avoided">avoided</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="surgeries">surgeries</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="date">date</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Modi">Modi</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="adequate">adequate</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>, <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="medicines">medicines</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="indulge">indulge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="panic">panic</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unnecessarily">unnecessarily</span> <span word="hoarding">hoarding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="products">products</span>."</p>
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