Snapshots from Modi's 5 pm call for gratitude

Prime Minister Narendra Modi encouraged citizens to show thanks to health workers by clapping or banging vessels at their windows--but some people broke the rule of social distancing while doing so

Mar 23, 2020, 18:46 IST1 min

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BENGALURU: People gather in a balcony to clap and make noise to thank essential service providers during a one-day Janata (civil) curfew imposed amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus

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GHAZIABAD: People gather in flat balconies of a residential building to clap to thank essential service providers during a one-day Janata (civil) curfew imposed amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in Indirapuram, Ghaziabad on March 22, 2020. - Millions of people in India were in lockdown on March 22 as the government tests the country"s ability to fight the pa

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People cheer for essential service providers along with Indian flags, amidst the coronavirus pandemic, while the nation was under lockdown

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ALLAHABAD: People gather to ring bells to thank essential service providers in Allahabad on March 22, perhaps going against the mandate of social distancing amidst the coronavirus scare

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GUWAHATI: People clap and clang utensils as a gesture to show gratitude to the helpers and medical practitioners who are working relentlessly to fight coronavirus during Janta curfew in Guwahati, Assam

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