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India begins one day curfew

22/03/2020 GMT

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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)

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