30 Indian states under complete lockdown as corona cases surge
In Kolkata, sources said the 57-year-old who died at a private hospital, did not have any travel history, raising concern about the chain of transmission of the virus
Thirty states and union territories in India declared a lockdown on Monday evening as the country recorded its ninth death linked to the highly contagious coronavirus.
A total of 471 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the country with 75 new cases detected in the last 24 hours, reported NDTV.
Two persons have died, one in Bengal and the other in Himachal Pradesh.
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As reports of infection came in from all the key states, the country tightened its clampdown with a ban on domestic flights and warned of legal action against rule-breakers.
Punjab, which had thousands of expats heading for home, declared curfew. So did Maharashtra, which has the highest number of COVID-19 cases. In Kolkata, sources said the 57-year-old who died at a private hospital, did not have any travel history, raising concern about the chain of transmission of the virus.
