India, Pakistan weigh tighter lockdowns as virus cases hit 12,000

Lockdown prevented a surge that would have been difficult to handle, says an official. FMTNews India Pakistan Lockdown Covid19

A migrant worker looks through the window of his room in Dharavi, Mumbai on April 9.

India’s vast shutdown of 1.3 billion people has left millions out of work and forced an exodus of migrant workers from the cities to their homes in the hinterland, but state leaders say it is more important to save lives. The concern is especially grave in Mumbai, where more than 1,100 people have tested positive for the virus, including a growing number from the slums, where a total lockdown is impossible to enforce.

India’s tally was still small, compared to the rest of the world, and the lockdown prevented a surge that would have been difficult to handle, he added.

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