Modi: India may extend lockdown in COVID-19 hotspots beyond May 3

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to comply with the nationwide lockdown and social distancing measures, and hinted at extending the lockdown in COVID-19 hotspots beyond May 3.

Modi said in a radio address: "We should not be trapped into over-confidence and nurse the belief that coronavirus has not reached our city, our village, our streets, our office, and so will not reach them."

The Prime Minister addressed the public's concerns about the economy and told Indians to not worry about it. He also acknowledged that the lockdown measures in the past one and a half months have saved thousands of lives.

India reported 1,396 new coronavirus cases on Monday, bringing its total to 27,892. The death toll now stands at 872.