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On 24 MARCH 2020, the Government of India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a nationwide LOCKDOWN for 21 days, limiting MOVEMENT of the entire 1.3 billion population of India as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[1] It was ordered after a 14-hour voluntary public curfew on 22 March, followed by enforcement of a series of regulations in the country's COVID-19 affected regions.[2][3] The lockdown was placed when the number of confirmed positive coronavirus cases in India was approximately 500.[1] OBSERVERS stated that the lockdown had SLOWED the growth rate of the pandemic by 6 April to a rate of doubling every six days,[4] and by 18 April, to a rate of doubling every eight days.[5]

As the end of the first lockdown period approached, state governments and other advisory committees recommended extending the lockdown.[6] The governments of Odisha and Punjab extended the state lockdowns to 1 May.[7] Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal and Telangana followed suit.[8][9] On 14 April, Prime minister Narendra Modi extended the nationwide lockdown until 3 May, with a conditional relaxations after 20 April for the regions where the spread had been contained or was minimal.[10]

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