NEW DELHI, April 28 — India was nearing 30,000 coronavirus infections today, second only to China in Asia, a steady rise that would make it difficult to lift a nearly six-week lockdown that ends this weekend, health officials and some government leaders said. Neighbouring Pakistan also recorded a...
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Neighbouring Pakistan also recorded a jump in cases and deaths from Covid-10, the respiratory disease caused by the virus, and there were concerns that many people were gathering in mosques for Ramadan prayers despite strict rules on distancing. “India is still on the ascending limb of the epidemic curve and so to ease the restrictions will mean the cases will multiply uncontrollably,” said Dr S.K. Sarin, who leads a government group tackling the outbreak in the capital, New Delhi, one of the hotspots.
“We are recommending that the lockdown be extended after May 3. No mode of public transport be allowed between states,” said Pramod Sawant, chief minister of Goa that draws hundreds of thousands of tourists to its beaches from within India and overseas.Pakistan had 14,079 cases including 301 deaths, 20 of them over the past day the highest single-day toll so far.
But Pattan Development Organisation said the rules were largely violated in the 194 mosques it surveyed in 15 cities and towns.
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