Inc42 Shots | Should Indian Startup Hubs Go On Lockdown To Stop Coronavirus?

Inc42 Shots | Should Indian Startup Hubs Go On Lockdown To Stop Coronavirus?

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As coronavirus impacts everyday life in nearly every country in the world, this is one of the biggest global crisis ever. Suggestions have poured in for the government to announce a lockdown under Section 144 across major cities in India, while around the world too, citizens are going into self-isolation or being quarantined by governments.

The latest lockdown has been imposed in San Francisco, the tech capital of the world and home to Silicon Valley. There have been a total of 40 confirmed cases of coronavirus in San Francisco and the government has now asked its 6.7 Mn people to shelter in place until April 7 at the very least.

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