ALERT! This is what Railway Ministry said on reservation for post-lockdown period

Ministry of Railways has clarified the rumours claiming that Railways has started reservation for a post-lockdown period on Thursday.

Taking the information on Twitter, the Railway Ministry wrote, “Certain media reports have claimed that Railways has started reservation for a post-lockdown period. It is to clarify that reservation for journeys post 14th April was never stopped and is not related to any new announcement.”

Due to a surge in a number of cases for coronavirus, Indian Railways had suspended all its train operations, including passenger and local trains.

Earlier on March 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called 21-day nationwide lockdown till April 14 and asked people to stay indoors and stay safe amid the deadly virus spread across the globe.

Till now, in India, the total number of positive cases for COVID-19 has climbed to 1966. Out of the total, 1764 people are under treatment and 150 people have recovered and discharged from the hospital. Meanwhile, 50 deaths were reported so far.

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