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As Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared an unprecedented complete-lockdown for 21 days across the country on Tuesday, he talked about a poster that caught his eyes.

The Prime Minister urged people to follow social distancing, in his second address to the nation in less than a week, as the coronavirus-related disease cases and deaths mounted with more than 500 people infected and nine killed across the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked people to be cautious against rumours and not to fall to superstition at a time when he said hundreds of people are working to fight the coronavirus outbreak.

“Friends, at such a time you should be cautious, as knowingly or unknowingly rumours spread fast. They have a tendency to travel fast. I appeal to you, do not believe in such rumours and superstitions,” he said.

Prime Minister Modi said that the government has made an allocation of ₹15,000 crore to strengthen the health infrastructure to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his televised address to the nation on coronavirus also assured that the central and state governments are taking all steps to ensure the supply of essential items.

With folded hands during the televised press conference to the nation on coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to the citizens to not go outside their homes.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India will be under a complete lockdown for a period of 21 days. This is the second time in a week when he addressed the country on the fast-spreading disease with flu-like symptoms that has infected more than 3.5 lakh people and killed over 16,000 across the globe.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to follow social distancing on Tuesday, in his second address to the nation in less than a week, as the coronavirus-related disease cases and deaths mounted with more than 500 people infected and 10 killed across the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his second address to the nation on coronavirus said that all citizens of India united for Janata Curfew which took place on March 22.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that there 519 confirmed coronavirus cases in the country.

Singapore is introducing its strictest measures yet to combat the spread of the coronavirus including shutting bars and cinemas and suspending religious services. The new regulations to start at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday also cover closing entertainment venues such as theaters, night clubs and discos, the government said, reports Bloomberg.

Chinese authorities said Tuesday they will end a two-month lockdown of most of coronavirus-hit Hubei province at midnight, as domestic cases of what has become a global pandemic subside, reports AP.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his cabinet on Tuesday that it was vital that the public followed his instruction to stay at home to slow the spread of coronavirus, reports Reuters.

Japan’s prime minister and the head of the International Olympic Committee agreed to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Games by a year Tuesday in an extraordinary move, unprecedented in peacetime, as the world battles the coronavirus pandemic.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said he had a discussion with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell Fontelles regarding cooperation on coronavirus pandemic. The minister assured Fontelles of India's "fullest support" in the return of EU citizens from India, reports PTI.

Egypt is to impose a night-time curfew for two weeks from Wednesday to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli announced, reports AFP.