The prime minister said there was a "long battle" ahead against the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The government could extend the lockdown beyond May 31, a home ministry official said on Saturday. India has recorded a total of 173,763 COVID-19 cases and 4,971 deaths, making it the ninth most-affected country globally, Reuters data showed. Officials are also nervous about the pandemic spreading through villages as millions of jobless migrant workers return home from cities. Over 100 migrant workers have died either in accidents or due to starvation as they desperately tried to head back to their villages, the home ministry official said.

Source: bd News24 May 30, 2020 09:22 UTC