The number of confirmed new coronavirus cases in South Asia neared 6,000 on Saturday, even as authorities in some cities tightened restrictions on ...
Homeless people sit inside a corridor of a locked shelter during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of the coronavirus disease at Howrah, on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, April 3, 2020. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriMUMBAI: The number of confirmed new coronavirus cases in South Asia neared 6,000 on Saturday , even as authorities in some cities tightened restrictions on movement and warned lockdowns could be extended in a bid to rein in the pandemic.
Maharashtra has 516 confirmed cases of COVID-19 - the disease caused by the coronavirus - and 26 people have died.While the government does plan to review the lockdown, set to end on April 14, three senior officials told Reuters this will depend on an assessment of the situation in each state, and lockdowns and restrictions would be extended in districts where the coronavirus case spread has continued.
On Friday, Pakistani Muslims at a Karachi mosque clashed with baton-wielding police trying to enforce new curbs on gatherings to prevent Friday prayers and contain coronavirus infections, officials said.
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