India to Halt International Flights; Modi Urges Citizens to Stay Home in CCP Virus Fight

India to Halt International Flights; Modi Urges Citizens to Stay Home in CCP Virus Fight
A print-out pasted on a police barricade informs about the closure of the India Gate amid concerns over the spread of COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in New Delhi on March 19, 2020. Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images
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NEW DELHI/COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to citizens to stay home and avoid panic buying, even as India outlined plans to halt all international flights and rushed to stem the spread of the CCP virus in the country.

The Epoch Times refers to the novel coronavirus as the CCP virus because the Chinese Communist Party’s coverup and mishandling allowed the virus to spread throughout China and create a global pandemic.