Tuesday 20 October 2020

Narendra Modi to address nation LIVE Updates: Will share message with citizens at 6 pm, tweets PM

16:14 (IST)

Narendra Modi to address nation LATEST Updates

PM's address comes amid lowest reported cases since July

Narendra Modi's address comes after India reports the lowest cases since July. The number of new coronavirus infections reported daily in India dropped below 50,000 nearly after three months, taking India's COVID-19 caseload to 75,97,063, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.

A total of 46,790 fresh infections were reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,15,197 with 587 fatalities being registered in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.

The number of new fatalities reported daily across the country was recorded below 600 for the second consecutive day. The active cases of coronavirus infection remained below 8 lakh for the fourth consecutive day.

16:00 (IST)

Narendra Modi to address nation LATEST Updates

This will be PM's 7th address since pandemic outbreak

Narendra Modi has addressed the nation a number of times during the COVID-19 crisis in which he has spoken about various measures, including lockdown, being taken to curb the pandemic, and also announced economic and welfare packages.

It will be his seventh address to the nation since the pandemic's outbreak.  The prime minister has often taken to televised address to announce major decisions or developments.

15:58 (IST)

Narendra Modi to address nation LATEST Updates

PM likely to speak on COVID-19 situation

Although the Prime Minister did not specify what he will be speaking about, many speculated he is likely to speak on the coronavirus situation in the country as festival season and winters approach India.

15:56 (IST)

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Narendra Modi to address nation at 6 pm 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 6 pm on today.  Urging people to hear the address, he said in a tweet, "Will be sharing a message with my fellow citizens at 6 pm this evening."

Narendra Modi to address nation LATEST Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 6 pm on Tuesday.  Urging people to hear the address, he said in a tweet, "Will be sharing a message with my fellow citizens at 6 pm this evening."

Modi has addressed the nation a number of times during the COVID-19 crisis in which he has spoken about various measures, including lockdown, being taken to curb the pandemic, and also announced economic and welfare packages.

It will be his seventh address to the nation since the pandemic outbreak.  The prime minister has often taken to televised address to announce major decisions or developments.

In his last such address, he had on 30 June announced the extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), a programme to provide free ration for over 80 crore people, mostly poor, by five more months till November end.



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