India's COVID task force pushes for nationwide lockdown as deaths mount. #India #Coronavirus #Pandemic #DWNews #TheHindu

"Scientists in India are accusing the government of ignoring warnings of new, more dangerous variants of the coronavirus. A forum of advisers says ministers failed to impose large-scale restrictions despite the alert in March. Mass political and religious rallies have since been cited as 'super-spreaders events. A second wave of COVID-19 has left India battling record numbers of deaths and infections."

"The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Monday demanded a health emergency in the country in the wake of continued spread of coronavirus and rising number of patients. Prime Minister Narendra Modi could no longer handle the situation in the country, the party said." Read more.