PM Narendra Modi , in order to contain Coronavirus outbreak in the country, decided to impose a lockdown for 21 days which will end on April 14. After he announced the lockdown, rumours started to afloat that it might be extended till June.

But, Cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba has now put rest to all the rumours and said the Centre does not have any plan to extend the nation-wide lockdown. Press Information Bureau has also confirmed the news on Twitter and wrote, âAlert: There are rumours & media reports, claiming that the Government will extend the #Lockdown21 when it expires. The Cabinet Secretary has denied these reports, and stated that they are baseless.â

Alert : There are rumours & media reports, claiming that the Government will extend the #Lockdown21 when it expires. The Cabinet Secretary has denied these reports, and stated that they are baseless#PIBFactCheck#lockdownindia #coronaupdatesindia #IndiaFightsCorona

â PIB India ð®ð³ #StayHome #StaySafe (@PIB_India) March 30, 2020

Just after the tweet started to garner attention, people were quick to react on the social media platform and asked if India would again be a safe place after 21 days of lockdown and interestingly, people are in favour of extending the lockdown because they have started to understand the dire consequences of this contagious virus.

Okay so after 14th april, the virus will disappear.. Wow..

â Prasad (@Prasad67243445) March 30, 2020

And why do you think the lockdown should be removed ? Will India be a safe place again in 21 days ?

â C Rahul (@bitsapien_log) March 30, 2020

Why anticipate what is there in future from now?

Though we have to be prepared for the worst.

â दादाà¤à¥ (@HammerH58848716) March 30, 2020

Unless the issue is under control the lock down is required otherwise things could look very bad.

â Rajdeep Basu (@raj_1403) March 30, 2020

To contain the virus lockdown is necessary! So this is a fact that it may get extended by months! pic.twitter.com/swPG3zKWd3

â Singay (@Singay20) March 30, 2020

if things are not in controll after the expiry of this lockdown period,GOI should extend the lockdown period. it is the only remedy that has controlled the spread of corona in India so far

â Sheikh Yasir (@iamya45) March 30, 2020

I feel extension of Lockdown is inevitable. Look at this graph. dis #lockdown21 is not going to give any major result. Minimum lockdown need to be of 49 days. BTW @realDonaldTrump has extended Social distancing measures upto April 30 2020 that is enough for us to know #covid19 pic.twitter.com/5rWu917YCo

â Nishant Upadhyay (@lexkareaus) March 30, 2020

The lockdown MUST be extended!

â AriB (@ummagummaAB) March 30, 2020

Seeing the situation as of today, itâs still very important that the government should take their decision considering the safety of the countrymen. On Monday morning there were reports of  130 new cases  which were freshly reported. Itâs surely a worrying sign and all the precautionary measures should be taken. Well, more cases are expected after thousands of daily wage workers crossed the Delhi border to go back to their villages. So far, India has recorded over 1,100 coronavirus cases with the death toll crossing 25. Worldwide, coronavirus has claimed over 30,000 lives
Letâs see what PM Narendra Modi decides on April 14.

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