India is considering plans to seal off coronavirus hotspots in Delhi, Mumbai and parts of the south while easing curbs elsewhere as a way out of a three-week lockdown that has caused deep economic distress, officials said on Wednesday.
A doctor uses a piece of wood to press a door bell switch during a door-to-door verification of residents to find out if they have developed any coronavirus disease symptoms, in Nizaumuddin area of New Delhi, India, April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
More than 80% of the positive cases of the coronavirus have been traced to 62 districts — less than 10% of India’s landmass — according to government data. Under the “Bhilwara model”, which was adopted last month soon after about 30 people tested positive in the first big wave of infections, the town and its surrounding villages were tightly sealed with a virtual curfew in place.
A senior government official, aware of internal discussions on the lockdown, said parts of the country that had not reported a single case of the coronavirus and where people were not in quarantine could lift the curbs.
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