NEW DELHI: Malls and temples re-opened in several cities across India on Monday despite the country recording a record daily number of new coronavirus infections, with the pandemic expected to ravage the country for weeks to come. Still, in the capital Delhi, shopping malls, restaurants, temples and mosques were allowed to reopen for the first time since March 25. The 400-year-old Jama Masjid mosque — one of the biggest in India — planned to allow the faithful in just three times a day instead of the usual five. But it is now braced for a major hit to the economy, with millions of labourers now jobless. “Now these are the areas where naturally workers have left in large numbers… They will not return in a hurry.”

Source: Manila Times June 08, 2020 16:57 UTC