Extend lockdown by two weeks: RLSP's appeal to govt

Stating that maintaining social distancing was the only option to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, RLSP general secretary Madhaw Anand appealed to both the Centre and Bihar state government to extend the lockdown period by two weeks.

New Delhi:The Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) on Wednesday appealed to the Centre and Bihar state government to extend the lockdown by 14 days in order to check the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

RLSP general secretary Madhaw Anand opined that the COVID-19 situation was somewhere between stage two and three in India.

Anand appealed to both the Centre and Bihar state government to extend the lockdown period by two more weeks in order to prevent the virus from spreading further.

"We have limited resources. We do not have adequate testing kits. The only option we have is to maintain social distancing and stay at homes," he said, further appealing to the government to ensure that people do not step out of their homes.

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Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Parliamentary floor leaders of different parties today morning. However, there is unlikely to be any immediate announcement regarding the lockdown.

The meeting started at 11 am through video conferencing, to decide the future course of action as far as coronavirus outbreak in India is concerned, among other key issues.

The primary point on the agenda remains whether to end the lockdown or extend it and if the government wishes to withdraw it, what should be the approach. The current shutdown is slated to end on April 14.