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Lockdown 2.0: Hotspots in focus as India explores decentralized exit strategy
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As the nationwide lockdown nears an end, hotspots or infection clusters across India have risen three-fold to 150 in the past week, complicating the government’s efforts to contain the spread of covid-19.
To make matters worse, nearly 100 districts that have such hotspots are also major manufacturing hubs of the country—posing difficulties in reopening factories quickly.
The surge in infection clusters comes amid India exploring a decentralized strategy to exit the lockdown that may involve dividing the nation into green, orange and red zones.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier made it clear that the lockdown cannot be lifted across the country in one go. Out of the 354 districts that have reported one or more cases, nearly 150 have
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