India will allow industries located in the countryside to reopen next week, as well as resuming farm activities to reduce the pain for millions of ...
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD: India will allow industries located in the countryside to reopen next week, as well as resuming farm activities to reduce the pain for millions of people hit by a lengthy shutdown in its coronavirus battle, the government said on Wednesday .
Millions of people have been thrown out of work across south Asia since the lockdowns began last month, and growing anger in some areas was reflected in the commercial capital of Mumbai on Tuesday when hundreds mobbed a train station demanding transport home. India has 11,439 infections, government data showed on Wednesday, a jump of 1,076 from the previous day. These include 377 dead. Pakistan's caseload is 5,988, including 107 deaths.
Widespread contagion could be disastrous for the millions living in dense slums in South Asia, where health services are overstretched.
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