Indian PM to address nation today

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation today (Tuesday) at 8 pm on the coronavirus outbreak, which has infected over 490 people in India.

“I will address the nation at 8 pm today on vital aspects relating to the scourge of the pandemic COVID-19,” PM Modi has tweeted.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will also brief the media soon amid expectations of a bailout package amid the coronavirus lockdown.

This is the PM's second address to the nation since Thursday, when he called for a "Janata Curfew" on Sunday, a 14-hour self-quarantine to fight the spread of coronavirus.

Since then, almost all of India has come under complete lockdown, with states like Punjab imposing a curfew.

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