In South Asia's latest moves to curb the coronavirus pandemic, Bangladesh has extended its nationwide lockdown by 11 days while Indian Prime ...
Central Reserve Police Force personnel stitch protective suits at a workshop inside a CRPF camp during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of the coronavirus disease , in New Delhi, India, April 10, 2020.
In Bangladesh, where the army has been deployed across the country to enforce social distancing measures, the government late on Friday extended the nationwide lockdown to Apr 25 as the number of confirmed cases rose to 424, with 27 deaths.People, wearing protective suits, walk along a graveyard to join in a funeral of a person who died due to coronavirus disease in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 6, 2020.
Meanwhile India's 21-day lockdown ends on Tuesday and several states have urged PM Modi to extend it further, even as concerns have risen that the shutdown has put millions of poor people out of work and forced an exodus of migrant workers from cities to villages.
Indian officials have warned that widespread virus transmissions could be disastrous in a country where millions live in slums and the health system is already overburdened.The number of cases in India rose to 7,471 on Saturday, with capital city New Delhi and financial hub Mumbai fast emerging as hotspots.
At least two Indian states - Odisha in the east and Punjab in the north - have decided to extend the lockdown until April end.- India has 7,471 confirmed, including 239 deaths- Sri Lanka has 190 cases, including 7 deaths- Nepal has nine cases and no deaths
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