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India begins national curfew

22/03/2020 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, India begins national curfew

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)

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