PM Modi announces 7-point formula and urges countrymen to follow the same. Detailed guidelines for lockdown 2.0 will be given on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended the lockdown in India till May 3.

In his address to the nation, PM Modi laid out a 7-point guideline to tackle the coronavirus crisis going forward.

The prime minister, while speaking on the way forward for India, also said that a detailed guideline on the same will be issued by the government on Wednesday.

"The guidelines will be drafted keeping in mind the poor of the country who might be facing the worst hardships in these times of crisis," PM Modi said.

PM Modi, congratulated the people of the country on the resolve shown by them in these times of crisis. "I know the kinds of hardships that the people of our country have been facing in the name of the country. You have faced hardships with food, work, but you are still resolved to fight. This resolve is commendable," PM Modi said.