The government of India confirmed that India's first case of Coronavirus disease 2019 on 30 January 2020 in the state of Kerala, when a university student from Wuhan traveled back to the state.[5] As the number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases closed 500, PM Modi on 19 March, asked all citizens to observe 'Janata Curfew' (people's curfew) from 7 am to 9 pm on Sunday, 22 March.[6] At the end of the curfew, Modi had said: "Janata Curfew is just the beginning of a long battle against COVID-19". Following this while addressing the nation second time, on 24 March, he announced the nationwide lockdown from midnight of that day, for a period of 21 days.[7] He said that the only solution to control the spread of coronavirus is breaking the cycle of transmission by social distancing.[8] He also added that the lockdown will be enforced more strictly than the Janata Curfew.[5]