One of India's most impoverished states went into lockdown Thursday, but near-normal traffic on Patna's streets showed the difficulty of corralling over 125 million people.
The lockdown in the northern state bordering Nepal started as India reported more than 600 deaths in the previous 24 hours, and the Red Cross warned the virus was spreading at"an alarming rate" across south Asia.
Bihar, a largely rural state with feeble health infrastructure, went into a 15-day lockdown at midnight, a day after IT hub Bangalore -- home to 13 million people -- shut down for a week. And while public transport was shut down, private vehicles are still allowed to operate, and an AFP reporter in the state capital Patna said traffic appeared to be as busy as ever on Thursday morning.
A lack of coronavirus discipline forced Goa, another Indian state, to announced a three-day shutdown from Thursday evening and a night curfew until August 10.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Google to buy $4.5bn stake in Reliance’s digital unit Jio in IndiaGoogle and Reliance's Jio Platforms will jointly develop an entry-level smartphone
Read more »
'New system' for daily Covid-19 stats - but health department mum on detailsThe department of health will be switching to a new system to release the country's daily Covid-19 statistics.
Read more »
New taxi rules will increase spread of Covid-19, experts sayThe use of masks will help reduce transmission, but it is not enough; you have to have physical distancing and ventilation
Read more »
Thomas Gumede talks new show and how fatherhood changed his lifeSpeaking to The Citizen, Gumede said the idea of the show started on the eve of lockdown.
Read more »
Amapiano takes over TikTok with new milestoneAmapiano's front-runners Kabza De Small and DJ Maphorisa are SA's most popular artists on TikTok
Read more »
Newsdeck: Beijing’s Hong Kong office warns pro-democracy poll could violate new security lawHONG KONG, July 14 (Reuters) - Beijing's top representative office in Hong Kong has warned that pro-democracy opposition's primary elections at the weekend could violate a new national security law, exacerbating concerns over a crackdown on the former British colony's democracy movement.
Read more »