India's Maharashtra state may extend lockdown until mid-May
The state will not go through with a plan to open vaccinations to everyone aged over 18 from May 1 due to a shortage of doses
FILE PHOTO: People wait to board passenger buses during rush hour at a bus terminal, amidst the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Mumbai, India, September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni/File Photo
India's western state of Maharashtra, home to the financial capital Mumbai, may extend its lockdown by a fortnight until mid-May to try to halt a rise in coronavirus cases, the state's health minister said on Wednesday.
The state will not go through with a plan to open vaccinations to everyone aged over 18 from May 1 due to a shortage of doses, Rajesh Tope told reporters.
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