India has the third-most confirmed cases in the world, exceeding 640,000 on Saturday, according to health ministry data. Officials in Mumbai warned residents to stay away from the coast, as heavy rains were predicted for the next 48 hours. In the southern state of Tamil Nadu, the second worst-hit state in India, the number of cases crossed 100,000. India had imposed one of the world's harshest lockdowns in March to control the virus spread, but it has been eased in phases in recent weeks to restart economic activity. Epidemiologists warn India's peak could still be weeks or months away, suggesting the country's already severely overburdened healthcare system will come under further stress.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 04, 2020 07:18 UTC