India decides to extend nationwide coronavirus lockdown: Delhi chief minister
NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to extend a nationwide lockdown to tackle the spread of the coronavirus, the Delhi state's chief minister said on Saturday , without disclosing how long the extension would be for.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Mr Modi had"taken correct decision to extend lockdown", without sharing further details. The number of coronavirus infections in India rose to 7,447 on Saturday, with the capital city New Delhi and financial hub Mumbai fast emerging as hotspots.Several states had urged Mr Modi to extend the lockdown, even amid rising concerns that the restrictions have put millions of poor people out of work and forced an exodus of migrant workers from cities to villages.
Some 81 migrant workers were arrested in the western city of Surat after they started fires and threw stones in protests late on Friday evening, demanding to be allowed to go back to their home areas, police said.
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