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Self-reliance is the biggest lesson from the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today -- National Panchayati Raj Day -- during a video conference with village sarpanches from across India.

"Without self-reliance, it will difficult to even face such problems," PM Modi told participants.

India is currently under an extended lockdown enforced last month to contain the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which spreads mainly through respiratory droplets and causes a potentially fatal disease known as Covid-19.

Over 23,000 people have been infected in India, and 718 have died, according to central health ministry data.

80% of people who have the coronavirus recover without hospital treatment, according to the World Health Organisation.