Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address nation at 8 pm day after meeting chief ministers over lockdown strategy, PMO informed in a tweet. The last time the PM had addressed the nation was on April 14.
Shri @narendramodi will be addressing the nation at 8 PM this evening.
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) May 12, 2020
Today is the forty-ninth day of India’s nationwide lockdown, which is meant to stop the novel coronavirus pandemic. Known COVID-19 cases in India stand at 70,756.
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