The nationwide tally of coronavirus cases is soon to cross that of China’s as more cases were reported from across the country on Friday. India’s official figure, according to the health ministry, is 81,970 and is expected to surpass China’s 84,031 as the country prepares to enter the lockdown 4.0 beginning Monday. India’s fatality rate due to coronavirus is, however, significantly lesser than China’s.
Since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on Tuesday, there have been indications that the fourth phase of the lockdown would be implemented with greater relaxations to revive the economy. PM Narendra Modi had said that the lockdown 4.0 will have a “completely different form”, with new rules. PM Modi had also said the guidelines will come before May 18.
Just two days before the lockdown 3.0 is supposed to end and ahead of the announcement of guidelines for the fourth phase of coronavirus-induced lockdown 4.0, Home Minister Amit Shah held several meetings with his ministry’s officials. Senior officials have been busy in finalising the guidelines for the fourth-phase of the lockdown, a home ministry official said.
Ahead of the lockdown 4.0 and the greater relaxations that are expected to contain the economic costs of the pandemic, a prominent health expert has said that India must gear up to face the possibility of community spread of the Covid-19 and cautioned there could be more widespread transmission of the novel coronavirus due to easing of the lockdown.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Friday reported 1,576 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of cases in the state to 21,467. The fatalities due to Covid-19 mounted to 1,068 as 49 more deaths were reported.
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