India is considering plans to seal off coronavirus hotspots in Delhi, Mumbai and parts of the south while easing curbs elsewhere as a way out of a ...
as a way out of a three-week lockdown that has caused deep economic distress, officials said on Wednesday .
More than 80 per cent of the positive cases of the coronavirus have been traced to 62 districts - less than 10 per cent of India's landmass - according to government data. Under the"Bhilwara model", which was adopted last month soon after about 30 people tested positive in the first big wave of infections, the town and its surrounding villages were tightly sealed with a virtual curfew in place.
The small numbers, in comparison to large countries such as the United States, Italy and China have prompted questions from Modi's critics about whether India has gone too far in shutting down its economy, throwing millions of those who depend on pay by the day out of work and onto the brink of poverty.
"There are proposals that are on the table, if there is a partial lifting it will be done on the basis of safety assessment," the official said.
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