India will go into a nationwide lockdown from midnight Tuesday, March 24, for 21 days to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
"There will be a total ban on venturing out of your homes," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a televised address.
Most major cities were in lockdown from Monday, March 23, but it will now be extended to "every village, every district".
"The entire country will be in lockdown, total lockdown," he said, adding, "To save India, to save its every citizen, you, your family... every street, every neighbourhood is being put under lockdown."
India has so far reported 482 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and nine deaths.
US President Donald Trump said he would make a final decision on Friday over a deal with Iran to extend their ceasefire that would need to include opening the Strait of Hormuz and dismantling Tehran's capacity to make a nuclear weapon.
Kenyan authorities have arrested eight students on suspicion of arson over a fire at a girls' boarding school that killed 16 students, police said on Friday.
Hamas said on Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's declaration that his country would expand its area of control in Gaza was a dangerous escalation, as European states and residents of the Palestinian territory also voiced alarm at the plan.
NATO accused Moscow on Friday of reckless behaviour and pledged to "defend every inch of Allied territory" after Romania said a Russian drone had crashed into an apartment block in the alliance member state during an attack on neighbouring Ukraine.
US Vice President JD Vance has told reporters on Thursday that Washington was "not there yet" with Iran on an agreement but that the parties were close, adding that the US was in a position where it could substantially set back Tehran's nuclear program.
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Trump set to make final decision on deal with Iran
Eight students arrested over deadly school fire in Kenya
Israeli push to take more of Gaza raises alarm
NATO member Romania says Russian drone hit apartment block
Vance says US not there yet on agreement with Iran, but close
