Temples in India open, cases soar
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Malls and temples opened across India yesterday after a 10-week lockdown, despite a record daily rise in new cases and predictions that the epidemic will worsen for weeks to come.
The government has risked easing restrictions in a bid to ease the devastating blow to the economy dealt by the coronavirus.
But the number of new cases rose by 9,983 to 256,611, according to government figures announced yesterday, putting the country of 1.3 billion on course to quickly overtake Britain and Spain among nations with the highest number of infections.
The reported death toll of 7,135 is lower than other badly-hit countries, but India鈥檚 epidemic is only expected to peak in July. Many experts say the toll is higher.
In the capital, Delhi, shopping malls, restaurants, temples and mosques re-opened for the first time since March 25.
But highlighting the city鈥檚 reputation as one of India鈥檚 worst coronavirus hotspots, one day after announcing the reopening, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal went into isolation with virus symptoms, including fever.
Delhi accounts for more than 27,600 cases and 761 deaths.
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