Highlights
- An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 with epicentre in Delhi shook the region
- India has 9205 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 331 deaths until now
- Delhi’s Chief Minister tweeted, ‘Hope everyone is safe.’
According to India’s National Centre for Seismology, an earthquake of magnitude 3.5 occurred in National Capital Territory (NCT) Delhi with a focal depth of 8 km near Sonia Vihar at 5.45 pm.
The tremors were felt for several seconds in Delhi and its neighbouring cities such as Noida, Ghaziabad forcing many to rush out amid coronavirus lockdown.
India has imposed a strict lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus with people allowed to step out only to get essentials or medical care.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted "Tremors felt in Delhi. Hope everyone is safe. I pray for the safety of each one of you."
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The tremors sparked a range of memes and several people took to Twitter to share it.
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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to extend the world's biggest pandemic lockdown for two weeks.
The current three-week lockdown is due to end Tuesday. But with the death toll rising, several chief ministers from India's 29 states and territories have been pressing Modi to prolong restrictions for the 1.3 billion population.
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