Narendra Modi discusses lockdown extension with state Chief Ministers

As India joins the final week of nationwide lockdown, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets the chief ministers today through a video conference to discuss the road forward. The total number of coronavirus cases has hiked to 27892 today, according to the ministry of health and welfare. This will be the fourth such conference between PM Narendra Modi and state chief ministers since the outbreak emerged. The high-level meeting is supposed to discuss the "graded" exit strategy from the lockdown, according to a report in PTI. India is following a nationwide lockdown till May 3 to decrease the spread of the virus. Observing the record surge in coronavirus cases in the last few days, several states are planning to extend the lockdown until the middle of the next month.