Covid-19 Highlights: India switches off lights; diyas, candles lit at PM's call
People across India on Sunday switched off lights in their homes and instead lit earthen lamps, candles for nine minutes at 9 PM in response to prime minister Modi's call to mark fight against coronavirus.
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The total number of Covid-19 cases in the country rose to 3,577 by Sunday evening. Of these, there were 3,219 active cases, 83 deaths, 274 cured / discharged and one migrated case, according to the health ministry.
Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call, people across the country switched off lights in their homes at 9 pm for nine minutes and lit earthen lamps, candles or switched on the torches and mobile phone lights in a show of solidarity in fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
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First published: Apr 05, 2020 05:16 IST