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Nigeria extends coronavirus lockdown in key cities for two weeks

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President Muhammadu Buhari says the nation's response to the COVID-19 disease is a matter of 'life and death'. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has announced a 14-day extension to a lockdown in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun states to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. In a televised address on Monday, Buhari said "it has become necessary to extend the current restriction of movement" that was set to expire later in the day. Initial 14-day lockdowns in the three areas began on March 30.  There are currently 323 confirmed cases of the virus in Nigeria with 71 percent of them registered in Lagos and the capital territory of Abuja. Ten people have died so far. "It is a matter of life and death," Buhari said of the nation's response. "The repercussions of any premature end to the lockdown action are unimaginable."  Economic hardship Nigeria, with 200 million people, is Africa's most ...
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India extends world's biggest coronavirus lockdown till May 3

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India's nationwide coronavirus lockdown, the biggest in the world, will be extended until at least May 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said. The three-week lockdown of the nation of 1.3 billion people, which started on March 25 midnight, was scheduled to end on Tuesday  midnight . "From the economic angle, we have paid a big price," Modi said in a nationwide address. "But the lives of the people of India are far more valuable." Modi said some restrictions away from infection hotspots would be eased on April 20 to help poor people dependent upon daily wages. Also Read: Nigeria extend coronavirus lockdown in key cities for two weeks "Till April 20, each police station, each district, each state will be monitored closely to see whether the lockdown is being followed and if that area has saved itself from the virus," he said. "We can then decide on relaxing restrictions in ...
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Libya: Tripoli gov't retakes three cities from Haftar's forces

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