Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on his Twitter confirmed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended the lockdown."Today, India’s position is better than many developed countries because we started lockdown early. If it is stopped now, all gains would be lost. To consolidate, it is important to extend it," Kejriwal said in a tweet.
While the Centre is yet to make a formal announcement, confirming the lockdown extension, sources state that several state Chief Ministers like Udhhav Thackeray (Maharashtra), Kejriwal (Delhi) and Punjab have backed extending the lockdown in the PM-CM conference held earlier in the day. India's current tally at 7447 with 239 deaths. Earlier Punjab and Odisha had extended the lockdown till May 1st and April 30th respectively.