India's nationwide coronavirus lockdown, the biggest in the world, will be extended until at least May 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday.
NEW DELHI: India's nationwide coronavirus lockdown, the biggest in the world, will be extended until at least May 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday .
But with some of the most crowded cities on the planet, there are fears that numbers could skyrocket and overwhelm shaky healthcare systems. Some died on the way, while others were shunned by locals when they made it back to their villages. One viral clip showed a group of migrants being hosed down with chemicals.
Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das has called the coronavirus an"invisible assassin" that could wreak havoc on Asia's third-biggest economy. Even before the pandemic, the Indian economy was stuttering with unemployment the highest for decades.
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