Why did the PM of India need to announce the Ist lockdown on24th March,2020 ? Was it the need
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Over 600 scientists endorsed a letter to the Prime Minister, urging him to take certain measures to fight out the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
The Prime Minister, Government of India
Sir,
We welcome the measures the government has taken to ensure physical distancing to arrest the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the experiences of Singapore, South Korea, and Japan have shown that social distancing by itself does not suffice; it is necessary to embark on testing on a very large scale to identify and isolate not only the symptomatic patients but also the infected asymptomatic individuals. Moreover, the country also has to prepare the health-care system to be able to treat millions of patients, if the situation arises. In this context we would like to put forth a few concrete proposals to deal with the crisis.
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Yes , a lockdown was needed, but pm Modi could have explained it properly about that all essentials will be available during the lockdown too to avoid a panic that was there after the announcement in the market