Coronavirus Covid-19 second wave in India: The Covid-19 situation in India has turned grim with the country’s daily count crossing the 1-lakh mark for the first time since the pandemic struck the nation last year. Daily Covid-19 cases in India increased fivefold to over 100,000 from 20,000 in just two weeks.
Maharashtra, the worst-hit state, alone accounted for more than half of India’s total cases (daily). The state even imposed night curfew yesterday and announced weekend lockdowns to break the chain. States like Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, etc have announced several restrictions, including night curfews and restrictions on the movement of people, in order to limit the spread of the second wave of Coronavirus infection.
According to sources, the Delhi government is also considering a proposal to…