NEW DELHI – Indian authorities further eased coronavirus lockdown restrictions Saturday even as cases and deaths surged across the country.
India has the world’s fastest growing number of recorded cases, now at 3.5 million, and more than 62,000 pandemic deaths. It is currently the third worst hit country in the world behind the United States and Brazil.
But the government faces pressure to free up the economy as millions have lost jobs since nationwide restrictions were first imposed in March. (AFP)
