The first week of ‘unlocking’ was marked by India crossing 6,000 deaths, with the number rising the fastest among high-toll countries Earlier this week, India moved from a state of lockdown to a phase of reopening, or “Unlock", as the government calls it.
With restrictions further trimmed down and public movement increasing, the country’s fight against the coronavirus becomes even more critical.
More so because this week, India crossed two grim levels—6,000 deaths and 200,000 coronavirus cases. Only six countries have crossed both milestones.
India is now the seventh worst-hit country in the terms of cases and has the 12th highest death count. The jump from 150,000 to 200,000 took just eight days.