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India begins national curfew

Lockdown will last for 14 hours

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it would test the country’s ability to take tough measures to fight the virus. There have been 4 confirmed coronavirus deaths in India.

Also in the programme: Can the Olympic games still go ahead? And, dealing with the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.

Photo: A general view of a deserted market is seen during a one-day Janata (civil) curfew imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Allahabad on March 22, 2020. (CREDIT: SANJAY KANOJIA / AFP)

53 minutes

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Sun 22 Mar 202007:06GMT

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  • Sun 22 Mar 202007:06GMT