India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to extend the world's biggest pandemic lockdown for two weeks, state ministers said after talks Saturday on the
The three week lockdown is due to end Tuesday. But with the death toll rising, several chief ministers from India's 29 states and territories have been pressing Modi to prolong restrictions for the 1.3 billion population.
India has so far reported about 7,500 cases and 240 deaths. But the government says there is no community transmission. Other ministers who took part in the video conference talks on Saturday told media the lockdown would go on for another two weeks. The government made no immediate announcement and officials said Modi may not make a statement until Sunday.
Every state has now declared a coronavirus case, but Maharashtra, which includes the financial capital Mumbai, has been among the worst hit. The western state has more than 1,600 cases and more than 110 deaths in India's total.
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