"The consequences of a complete economic shut down will disastrously amplify the death toll arising from COVID-19," he feared. The Congress leader added that a complete lockdown will almost certainly lead to millions of unemployed youths rushing to their villages, thus increasing the risk of infecting their parents and the elderly population living in villages. In light of the heightened concern on the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in India, the country has been placed under complete lockdown for 21 days. As of 06:34 PM on Sunday, around 987 people across India have been reported to have contracted the COVID-19 disease. The global death toll has hit 31,734, according to the COVID-19 statistics center at the John Hopkins University.

Source: dna March 29, 2020 13:07 UTC