This step aims bring relief to thousands of residents in Emaar’s communities who have been badly affected by unprecedented rains
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. They said they had no food or money.
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.
India has 1,071 cases of the coronavirus of whom 29 have died, the health ministry said on Monday. The numbers are small compared with the United States, Italy and China, but health officials say India is weeks away from a major surge in cases that could overwhelm its weak public health system.
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 traveling.
"If the lockdown is not extended then the movement of people increases raising the risk of more virus cases," said Surya Thapa, an aide to Prime Minister K.P.Sharma Oli.
"It's an evolving situation with daily new challenges coming up like having migratory populations moving from one place to another. Like non-affected states, adjoining affected states," said Dr S.K. Singh, director of the National Centre for Disease Control, which investigates and recommends control measures for outbreaks.
The government on Sunday ordered authorities in states to stop the migrant workers from moving and to set up shelters on highways where stranded people can get access to food and water until the lockdown is lifted.
Following is data on the spread of the coronavirus in South Asia's eight countries, according to government figures:
- Pakistan has registered 1,526 cases, including 13 deaths.
- Sri Lanka has registered 120 cases, including one death.
- Afghanistan has registered 128 cases, including 3 deaths.
- Bangladesh has registered 48 cases, including 5 deaths.
- Maldives has registered 28 cases and no deaths.
- Bhutan has registered 4 cases and no deaths.
This step aims bring relief to thousands of residents in Emaar’s communities who have been badly affected by unprecedented rains
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