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Modi Asks 1.3 Billion Indians to Stay Indoors in Virus Fight
- All incoming flights to be halted for a week from March 22
- States have been asked to curb large public gatherings
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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the country’s 1.3 billion citizens to stay indoors to protect themselves from the fast-spreading coronavirus, hours after the government announced it was barring all international flights from landing in the country for a week starting March 22.