India announce lockdown for 3 weeks

In order to control the impact of pandemic, indian government announced complete lockdown in the country. Indian prime minister announced the lockdown in his historical style addressing the nation at 8.00 pm on 24th March.
Announcements made by Indian PM at 8'o clock in the night have been seen as creating panic in the country. In 2016 when he made an announcement of Demonetization people were seen withdrawing money from ATM centers and the 2020 announcement at night lead to panic buying of supplies.