COVID-19 | ‘I Appeal to Migrants, Stay Where You Are’: Delhi CM

Arvind Kerjiwal said his government has made food and lodging available for migrants who are stranded in Delhi.

If the lockdown is not followed, the country will fail to contain the coronavirus outbreak, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday, 29 March, as he assured migrant workers that his government has made food and boarding arrangements for them.

Addressing a digital press conference in Delhi, the chief minister said the mantra to make the 21-day nationwide lockdown successful was to "stay where you are", just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi had requested.

देश भर में लोग शहरों से गाँवों की ओर पलायन कर रहे हैं। ये बेहद ख़तरनाक है। इस से तो करोना बड़ी तेज़ी से पूरे देश में फैल जाएगा। प्रधान मंत्री जी ने कहा - जो जहां है, वहीं रहे। अगर हमें करोना रोकना है तो इसे सख़्ती के साथ लागू करना होगा। https://t.co/gOxuWMJnNt

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) March 29, 2020

"A large number of people are returning from cities they work in to their villages due to the coronavirus lockdown. I appeal to them, please stay wherever you are," he said.

Catch all the live updates on the coronavirus outbreak and the 21-day lockdown here.

“We have seen what has happened in some of the developed countries like the US and Italy. Thankfully, India is not in that stage yet. But going into a crowd will invite risks of infection.”

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

The Delhi government has made arrangements in schools for lodging purposes, the chief minister said.

"We have emptied the stadiums and made arrangements for people to stay there too if the need arises. We are giving free food to four lakh people daily. Let's fight this together," he added.