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India, population 1.3 billion, orders 'complete' coronavirus lockdown
東京五輪・パラ １年程度の延期を承認 ＩＯＣ臨時理事会
New Delhi (CNN)Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a "complete" lockdown for India's 1.3 billion people on Tuesday, warning that "many families will be destroyed forever" if the country didn't get to grips with its coronavirus outbreak in the next three weeks.
Modi said the lockdown would start at midnight local time, would last for a minimum of 21 days, and would apply to all of India's 36 states and territories.
"You have seen the worldwide situations arising from the coronavirus pandemic in the news. You have also seen how the most powerful nations have become helpless in the face of this pandemic," Modi said in a live televised address to the nation on Tuesday evening ahead of the deadline.
India is the world's second most populous country and the fifth biggest economy, but so far, it has appeared to avoid the full hit of the pandemic. The country has confirmed 519 coronavirus cases, including 10 deaths and 39 patients who have been cured, according to the Ministry of Health.A number of Indian states have ordered lockdowns in the past few days, in an attempt to stop the virus from spreading. International borders have been shut to most travelers coming from the Europe.A protest against the country's Citizenship Amendment Act at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh was cleared by the police on Tuesday after the government prohibited all public gatherings in the city. Hundreds of women have been protesting at the site for months, expressing their solidarity with protesters who have been allegedly assaulted by police.Modi said that the measures are necessary to protect the population, and referred to experience from other countries."What the experts are saying is that social distancing is the only option to combat coronavirus. That is to remain apart from each other and stay confined to within your homes. There is no other way to remain safe from coronavirus. If we have to stop the spread, we have to break the cycle of infection," he said.India faces up to potential coronavirus crisis, but is the country really prepared?"From 12 midnight today, the entire country will go under a complete lockdown to save India and for every Indian, there will be a total ban on venturing out of your homes. Therefore, I request you to remain wherever you are in this country," Modi added.Only essential services will be operational. These include water, electricity, health services, fire services, groceries and municipal services.All shops, commercial establishments, factories, workshops, offices, markets and places of worship will be closed and interstate buses and metros will be suspended. Construction activity will also be on a halt during this period.Modi said if the outbreak was not dealt with properly it could set the country back decades."According to health experts, a minimum of 21 days is most crucial to break the cycle of infection. If we are not able to manage this pandemic in the next 21 days, the country and your family will be setback by 21 years. If we are not able to manage the next 21 days, then many families will be destroyed forever," Modi said.To soften the economic blow from the shutdown, the Indian government announced a number of measures on Tuesday.Deadlines to file tax returns have been extended by three months, charges on minimum bank balances have been waived and no fees will be charged for using other banks' ATMs.The threshold for invoking insolvency has been raised to $131,000 from $1,300, India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said at a news conference earlier on Tuesday.Separately, India's Labor Ministry has advised all territories to to help construction workers who are out of work because of the outbreak. The vast majority of the country's construction workers are considered as informal labor and earn their livelihood through daily wages. Around 35 million construction workers across the country are registered with construction welfare boards.
India, population 1.3 billion, orders 'complete' coronavirus lockdown
By Manveena Suri, Swati Gupta and Ivana Kottasová, CNN
Updated 1711 GMT (0111 HKT) March 24, 2020
新型コロナウイルスの世界的な感染拡大を受けて、ＩＯＣ＝国際オリンピック委員会は24日に臨時の理事会を開き、バッハ会長と安倍総理大臣とで合意した東京オリンピック・パラリンピックの１年程度の延期を承認しました。オリンピックは過去に第二次世界大戦など戦争を理由に夏と冬を合わせて５大会が中止されたことはありますが、延期は初めてです。
新型コロナウイルスの感染が世界規模で拡大し世界中で人の往来が規制され、オリンピック予選を含めた代表選考に関する大会が相次いで中止や延期となる中、ＩＯＣや大会の組織委員会は、東京オリンピック・パラリンピックの延期の検討を始めていました。
そうした中、24日夜８時から安倍総理大臣とＩＯＣのバッハ会長が電話会談を行い、東京オリンピック・パラリンピックの１年程度の延期と来年夏までには開催することなどで合意しました。
ＩＯＣは会談のあと電話会議の形式で臨時の理事会を開き、この合意の内容を承認し、大会は来年に延期されることになりました。
オリンピックでは過去に第二次世界大戦など戦争を理由に夏冬合わせて５つの大会が中止されたことはありますが、延期は初めてです。
国際パラ委員会 会長「延期 唯一の論理的な選択肢」ＩＯＣが理事会で１年程度の延期を承認したことを受けて、ＩＰＣ＝国際パラリンピック委員会のパーソンズ会長は「東京大会の延期は間違いなく正しいことで、唯一の論理的な選択肢だ。いま決定を下したことで、選手を含むすべての関係者が、前例のないこの困難な時期に自分の健康や安全に集中することができる」と全面的に支持するコメントを発表しました。
そのうえで「来年パラリンピックが東京で開催されれば、人類が再び一つとなる壮大で世界的な祝典になる」と期待を寄せていました。 |
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