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Could we have imposed a lockdown if the Covid pandemic had hit before 2014: PM Modi

 


By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi |

Updated: Aug 8, 2020 9:23:21 PM


Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with 36 students from the Delhi school, representing all States and Union Territories of India at the Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra Amphitheater, by adhering to social distancing protocols, during its inauguration, at Rajghat in New Delhi. (Photo PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wondered on Saturday whether it would have been possible to impose a lockdown in the country if the coronavirus had struck before 2014.

Speaking at the inauguration of Rashtriya Swachhta Kendra, an interactive experience center on the Swachh Bharat mission, in Delhi, Prime Minister Modi said: Imagine what would have happened if a pandemic like the coronavirus had broken out before 2014. Given the lack of toilets (in homes in rural India), could we have stopped the spread of the virus? Could we have imposed the lockdown in a situation where more than 60% of the population was forced to defecate in the open? “

Recognizing that the cleanliness campaign has been a great support in the fight against the coronavirus, he said, Swachhagrah has enabled us to fight against COVID-19.

Interacting with students at the launch, Modi urged them to follow social distancing standards and wear masks to resist the new coronavirus.

He said that the newly opened center is a tribute to Mahatma Gandhis efforts for cleanliness and said, “Our journey of Swachhagrah has been exhibited with the spirit of Satyagrah in this center.”

He also announced a weeklong campaign, “Gandagi Mukt Bharat,” August 8-15 to free the nation from rubbish. The prime minister said the campaign aims to “honor swaraj (autonomy), which means ‘gandagi Bharat choro saptah’ (garbage week to leave India)”, and recalled that August 8 is the anniversary of the Quit India movement.

He urged district-level officials to build toilets in all villages and repair existing facilities during the week. He said areas where migrant workers from other states reside should be given priority. “Together we need to move forward… make compost from dirt, recycle water, get rid of single-use plastic,” he added.

With a one-day increase of 61,537 cases, the number of coronavirus in India reached 20.88,611 while the number of deaths from the disease rose to 42,518 with 933 new deaths reported in one day, data from the Ministry of Health updates at 8 am.

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