Two southern states in India became the latest to declare lockdowns, as coronavirus cases surge at breakneck speed across the country and pressure mounts on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to implement a nationwide shutdown. Photo / APTwo southern states in India became the latest to declare lockdowns, as coronavirus cases surge at breakneck speed across the country and pressure mounts on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to implement a nationwide shutdown. Photo / APTwo southern states in India became the latest to declare lockdowns, as coronavirus cases surge across the country and pressure mounts on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Government to implement a nationwide shutdown. The state's oxygen shortages prompted the high court on Wednesday to order the federal government to increase the daily liquid medical oxygen supplied to Karnataka. The situation unfurling in Karnataka has thrown attention to other southern states also battling a rise in cases.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 08, 2021 09:11 UTC