India says no plan to extend coronavirus lockdown as poor struggle
NEW DELHI - India has no plans to extend a 21-day lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the government said on Monday , as it struggled to keep essential supplies flowing and prevent tens of thousands of out-of-work people fleeing to the countryside.
Defying the lockdown, hundreds of thousands of workers who live on daily wages left big cities like Delhi and Mumbai on foot for their homes in the countryside, many with families.Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba told Reuters partner, ANI, that there was no plan to extend the shutdown beyond the three weeks, rejecting reports that a prolonged closure was likely.
Neighbouring Nepal, however, announced it would extend its shutdown for another week beginning on Tuesday. The landlocked country has had only five cases of the virus and no deaths, but it is concerned the virus will spread as people start travelling. A major concern in India is that the hundreds of thousands of workers going home will spread the virus deep into the hinterland, said a top health official.
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