LIVE: COVID-19 lockdown 4.0 will have new flavour with new rules, guidelines, says PM Modi

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation at 8 pm on Tuesday (May 12), a day after he interacted with chief ministers on ways to deal with the spread of coronavirus and also boost economic activity. 

This is be the prime minister's fifth address to the nation, including a video message, following the outbreak of COVID-19.

Here are the latest updates: 

12 May 2020

20:34 IST

We must not restrict our lives only around coronavirus, PM Modi says as he concludes his address.

20:33 IST

Corona is here to stay. We will wear mask, adhere to 2 gaj doori (social distancing): PM Modi

20:31 IST

Lockdown 4.0 will have a new flavour with new rules and guidelines. All details will be announced before May 18: PM Modi

20:31 IST

Local is the way forward. Help the poor selling local products. Buy from neighborhood shops, vegetable sellers and help them grow. Every big international brand was once local. Make Indian products grow big. You all can do it

20:28 IST

Rs 20 lakh crore package to lay foundation for Aatmanirbhar Bharat, says PM Modi

20:24 IST

This Aatmanirbhar aarthik package is for the workers and labourers, the middle class, the business houses. The finance minister will give details of this package in the next few days: PM Modi

20:23 IST

Prime Minister says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will share the details of the economic package.

20:23 IST

PM Modi announces Rs 20 lakh crore revival package for India. The Prime Minister's reform package of Rs 20 lakh crore to be 10 per cent of the GDP of India. 

20:16 IST

There are five pillars of self-reliant India: 

Economy
Infrastructure
Technology
Demography
Demand 

20:15 IST

At the beginning of this century there was Y2K challenge and India helped the world. We can overcome all issues and we will do it: PM Modi

20:15 IST

Our history is rich, india was very prosperous and called sone ki chidiya. We were then enslaved. Now it is changing: PM Modi

20:15 IST

India is now supplying medicine to fight the virus all over the world. The entire world believes India can do better and help them: PM Modi

20:11 IST

India considers the earth as mother. India's development is always intertwined with world progress. India's progress and steps like no defecating in the open, eradication of polio etc have a great impact on the world: PM Modi

20:11 IST

India turned a crisis into opportunity. India talks about self-reliance as Vasudeva Kutumbakam (the world is one family). India's self-reliant is about comfort and peace of the entire world: PM Modi

20:10 IST

When coronavirus hit us, there was no PPE production in India and N95 mask was being manufactured on a very small scale. But now we make over 2 lakh PPE and N95 masks, says PM Modi

20:09 IST

We have been hearing since the last century that 21st century belongs to India. We are closely monitoring the virus and its effect: PM Modi

20:08 IST

It is our responsibility as well as duty to see that 21st century is India's. We need to be self dependen. India needs to self reliant.

20:08 IST

We must save lives and move ahead: PM Modi

20:07 IST

This crisis is a key opportunity for Indians. Failure is not an option for us: PM Modi

20:06 IST

When we look at this challenge, we aspire to be an independent India in the 21st Century amid this crisis: PM Modi

20:05 IST

When the world is facing crisis, we have made ourselves more determined. This should be more than this crisis: PM Modi

20:04 IST

The entire world is involved in a fight to save human lives: PM Modi

20:04 IST

One virus has devastated the entire world: PM Modi

20:04 IST

In the past 4 month, over 42 lakh are infected about 2.45 lakh have lost lives across the world: PM Modi

20:02 IST

We have been fighting COVID-19 for four months, says PM Modi in his fifth address to the nation tonight. 

19:42 IST

On May 11, Prime Minister Modi had held a marathon meeting with heads of states and union territories to take stock of the issues being faced by them amid the lockdown and seek feedback as to what services should be opened to revive the economy.

In his closing remarks following a videoconference with chief ministers of all states on May 11, PM Narendra Modi had stated that the lockdown may have to continue after May 17.