India begins one day curfew

Government calls for public to stay inside to check the spread of coronavirus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the social distancing would help strengthen the fight against the “Covid-Nineteen menace”.

Also in the programme: how is South Korea dealing with coronavirus? And, the best films to watch when in self-isolation.

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