India issues nationwide lockdown for population of 1.3B amid coronavirus outbreak

By Anthony Leonardi

Published March 24, 2020 3:07pm ET

India issues nationwide lockdown for population of 1.3B amid coronavirus outbreak — People carry Indian flags as they walk to join others to form a human chain to mark the death anniversary of India's independence leader Mahatma Gandhi and to protest against a new citizenship law that opponents say threatens India's secular identity in Bangalore, India, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. The new citizenship law and a proposed National Register of Citizens have brought thousands of protesters out in the streets in many cities and towns since Parliament approved the measure on Dec. 11. | (Aijaz Rahi/AP)

India has placed its 1.3 billion residents under a nationwide lockdown amid the spreading coronavirus pandemic.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Tuesday a prohibition on all travel to and from the country and a limit on the ability of Indians to travel within the nation. The lockdown will last for approximately 21 days.

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