Entire Indian Nation On Mandatory Lockdown

NEW DELHI (AP) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decreed a 21-day lockdown across the nation of 1.3 billion people to save it from the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement is setting off panic in many neighborhoods as people rush to markets to stock up on supplies. Modi says if India isn’t able to manage the next 21 days, the country could be set back by 21 years. India’s stay-at-home order puts nearly one-fifth of the world’s population under lockdown.  Indian health officials have reported 469 active cases of the virus, and 10 deaths. Officials have repeatedly insisted there is no evidence yet of localized spread but have conducted relatively scant testing for the disease.