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Here’s how the government's new lockdown rules will affect your day if you live in a city

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="India">India</keyword> recorded tens of thousands of new <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19">COVID-19</keyword> cases over the weekend, raising the country's total number past <keyword id="6358826" type="LOCATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Russia">Russia</keyword>'s as the third-largest in the world.</li><li>The country has recorded nearly 700,000 cases despite strict lockdowns imposed from March to May.</li><li>A lack of testing and external factors preventing social distancing among the population of 1.3 billion are thought to be to blame as some cities are preparing to impose lockdowns again.</li></ul>India recorded just shy of 24,000 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, raising its total to 697,836, according to <a href="https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/india/">Worldometer</a> data.A similar surge was reported one day earlier, as 24,015 new cases were recorded Saturday, according to <a href="https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/india/">Worldometer</a> data. The new data brought country's total case count ahead ahead of Russia's 681,251 and placed it third in the world behind the US and Brazil for total confirmed cases.New Delhi, India's capital, leads the country in new COVID-19 cases, according to the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-53190500">BBC</a>. Last week, the outlet reported that the capital city was the country's largest hot spot, with nearly 80,000 cases.<h2>Why hasn't India been able to get a grip on <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword></h2>India's rising case counts are not for lack of trying to contain the spread, according to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/04/india-lockdowns-cases-rising-">The Guardian</a>, as Prime Minister Narendra <keyword id="6354642" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Modi">Modi</keyword> instituted strict lockdown measures and has expressed consistent social-distancing messages since the lockdowns began in March. The country exited a two-month lockdown at the end of May only to find that it didn't succeed in flattening any curve, however, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/india-coronavirus-lockdown-lifting/2020/05/26/8bffbf42-9951-11ea-ad79-eef7cd734641_story.html">The Washington Post</a> reported.Modi has already stated his opposition to another national lockdown, according to <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/06/18/879927134/india-reports-record-spike-in-covid-19-cases-but-nixes-another-nationwide-lockdo">NPR</a>, but some cities are preparing to reenter lockdown in 10-day increments. <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/10-day-lockdown-in-thane-kalyan-dombivali-navi-mumbai-1696394-2020-07-02">India Today</a> reports that cities surrounding Mumbai will, once again, be forced into lockdown with exemptions only for workers deemed essential.India is the world's most populous country, with over 1.3 billion people — more than triple the US population. As <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/04/india-lockdowns-cases-rising-">The Guardian</a> reports, testing facilities couldn't keep up with demand, with a single testing lab in one area meant to serve 30 million people.While attempting to fight off the coronavirus, India has also been suffering through a heat wave that has worsened the crisis as residents struggle with staying at home, according to the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-heat-wave-and-locusts-a-perfect-storm-in-india-2020-5">Associated Press</a>. Temperatures soared to nearly 120 degrees Fahrenheit in New Delhi in late May, making mask wearing unbearable to some and social distancing harder to maintain.

India just surpassed Russia as the country with the 3rd-most coronavirus infections

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11932995" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="pollution" source="Orion">Pollution</keyword> levels in New Delhi, <keyword id="11892747" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword>, have been dangerously high these past two weeks.</li><li>Schools were told to shut for a week from Monday and construction work was banned for three days.</li></ul>Authorities in India plan to enforce a new lockdown to combat <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-delhi-toxic-air-worse-people-ignore-ban-diwali-fireworks-2021-11">air pollution in New Delhi</a>, the world's most polluted capital city.Pollution levels in some parts of city have registered off the charts several times over the past fortnight. On Tuesday, the air quality index <a href="https://app.cpcbccr.com/AQI_India/">scored 437 out of a maximum 500 points.</a>Indian cities have long struggled with pollution, but levels spike each winter as fumes from farmers burning their crops mix with pollution from cars and industrial plants, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/climate-business-india-air-pollution-smog-942e06b34db27af794a269d5fa95c7cd">the Associated Press reported.</a>At an emergency meeting Tuesday, New Delhi officials said they were planning a weekend lockdown and work-from-home order to counter the issue. "We have proposed a weekend lockdown, we are ready for it. Our strategy will depend on the court's directions now," Gopal Rai, the Delhi minister for environment, forest, and wildlife, <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/delhi-air-pollution-wfh-among-delhis-proposals-to-fight-pollution-day-after-supreme-court-rap-2612701">told NDTV.</a> The declaration follows that taken by the New Delhi government on Saturday, which said schools would shut for a week from Monday and that construction workers must stay at home for three days from Sunday, <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/delhi-schools-shut-for-a-week-construction-ban-for-3-days/articleshow/87693564.cms">the Times of India reported.</a>On Monday, India's Supreme Court said it advised authorities to outlaw all nonessential road travel and make people work from home, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-top-court-orders-work-home-over-pollution-capital-2021-11-15/">Reuters reported.</a>The Supreme Court is set to vote on which measures to impose, NDTV said.A fresh lockdown in New Delhi would come hot on the heels of the region's COVID-19 lockdown that only <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fauci-urged-india-to-impose-covid-lockdown-modi-refused-2021-5">ended in May</a>.At the COP26 climate summit in the UK last week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was initially praised after pledging that India would cut emissions to net zero by 2070.However, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-59286790">the country changed its plan</a> at the last minute to "phase out" coal use to "phase down" coal use, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59280241">angering climate activists and multiple politicians.</a>

Authorities in India are planning a new lockdown not to combat COVID-19, but air pollution

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="India">India</keyword> has been experiencing a surge in <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19">COVID-19</keyword> cases for weeks.</li><li>Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> has refused to put a national lockdown in place.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fauci-india-vaccines-lockdowns-coronavirus-2021-5">Dr. Anthony Fauci</a> and others have said a lockdown could prevent the spread of the virus.</li></ul>Dr. <keyword id="225564" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Anthony-Fauci">Anthony Fauci</keyword> has said India should <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fauci-india-vaccines-lockdowns-coronavirus-2021-5">impose a national lockdown</a> to address its raging COVID-19 crisis. The step is one the country's prime minister, Narendra Modi, has so far refused to put in place.India has seen a surge of COVID-19 cases for weeks. The country on Monday reported 366,161 new infections and 3,754 deaths over the past 24 hours, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-posts-366161-new-coronavirus-cases-over-last-24-hours-2021-05-10/">according to Reuters</a>. The surge has caused some <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/india-hospitals-report-dire-oxygen-shortages-coronavirus-battle-2021-4">hospitals to run out of oxygen</a>, and crematoriums <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/india-coronavirus-dead-cremation-parking-lots-overflow-2021-4">have been overwhelmed with bodies</a>.Fauci <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1391387530449330178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1391387530449330178%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Ffauci-india-vaccines-lockdowns-coronavirus-2021-521-5">told ABC's "This Week"</a> on Sunday that a national lockdown could help "break the chain of transmission" of COVID-19.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqtBpQlhjZw">He told the CNN affiliate News18</a> on Friday that the lockdown would have to be in place for only four weeks or so."As soon as the cases start coming down and you vaccinate more people, then you can get ahead of the trajectory of the outbreak," he said.The Indian Medical Association has also called for a national lockdown, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-posts-366161-new-coronavirus-cases-over-last-24-hours-2021-05-10/">Reuters reported</a>.But despite the calls from Fauci and others, Modi has shown no sign of establishing a new national lockdown.There are lockdowns in <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/india-covid-19-record-more-than-4000-covid-19-deaths-2021-5">several of India's 28 states</a>, but they don't compare to last year's <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-indias-billion-people-lockdown-stop-covid-19-spread-2020-3">strict, two-month national lockdown</a>, which <a href="https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-india-modi-4b84e957a87139ac6bd90390f2d08b42">the Associated Press said</a> caused the country's economy to decline by 23% in the second quarter.Modi's government has said it's doing all it can in a "once-in-a-lifetime crisis," the AP reported.

Fauci urged India to impose a national lockdown as its COVID-19 crisis worsens. So far, Prime Minister Modi has refused.

New Delhi, Jun 12 () With the protracted lockdown pushing the Indian economy into deep recession in the current fiscal, the escalating new COVID-19 cases after easing of restrictions poses further downside risks to the economic outlook, IHS Markit said on Friday. A national lockdown began on March 25 and has continued in various phases into the month of June, albeit with significant easing of restrictions since early May. "This protracted lockdown has resulted in the severe disruption of industrial production and consumer spending, with GDP growth forecast to contract sharply during Q2 2020 (April-June), pushing Indian GDP growth for the 2020-21 financial year into a deep recession," it said in a commentary on assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the Asia Pacific region. April Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) data, reflecting the full impact of the lockdown measures, indicated a collapse of business activity, with the Composite Output Index plummeting to 7.2 in the month - a record low in the 14.5-year survey history and one that was extreme overall. "While both manufacturing and service sectors were severely battered by the COVID-19 responses, the latter posted sharper reduction of business activity," it said. IHS said, unlike many other countries which have eased lockdown measures, India has faced continued escalation in the number of daily new COVID-19 cases. "Consequently, the future path of lockdown measures remains highly uncertain, particularly if new daily cases continue to escalate," it said. New COVID-19 cases are still escalating in India due to large populations and dense urban areas, as well as very weak healthcare systems, it said, adding that this poses further downside risks to the economic outlook. As a result of the lockdown measures, Indian industrial production was heavily disrupted during late March and during April, although a limited restart of certain industries has gradually occurred since April 22. In the auto sector, production largely shut down when the lockdown commenced in late March, with large automakers as well as two-wheeler makers having temporarily closed their plants for most of April before lockdown conditions started to be gradually eased. Firms manufacturing auto components also had shut down temporarily due to the lockdown. The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) has estimated that the daily turnover lost for India's auto manufacturing sector for each day of closure amounts to around USD 300 million per day. "Consequently, the COVID-19 pandemic intensified the recessionary conditions in India's auto industry, which had already experienced severe conditions in 2019, with a 12.7 per cent year-on-year decline in passenger vehicle sales, while commercial vehicle sales were down 15 per cent," IHS said. The services sector has also been badly hit by the impact of lockdown measures on retail trade and the collapse of domestic travel and tourism. The May PMI data showed a further severe decline in services business activity despite easing from April's record contraction. New business plummeted further from April, reflecting the extent to which the COVID-19 restrictions had impacted the service sector. Business sentiment also turned negative for the first time since 2015, according to the latest PMI survey. ANZ ANS ANS

Escalating new COVID-19 cases pose further downside risk to economy: IHS

New Delhi, Apr 15 () FMCG major Dabur India on Wednesday said the Covid-19 pandemic and the consequent lockdown will have "material" impact on the company's production and sales in March and will continue till the lockdown stays during the current financial year. Production of the company would remain suspended in the wake of extension of the lockdown period till May 3, except for the essential items and would have an impact on the company. The company further added that it is "difficult to evaluate or quantify" the impact at this stage, and the company would continue to monitor the situation. "On account of Covid-19 and consequent lockdown since March, the impact on our production and sales will be material. This impact has been experienced in March and will continue till the lockdown stays during the current financial year," Dabur India said. The company would continue to produce essential Items including - hand sanitizers, hand wash, disinfectants, ayurvedic medicines, juices, coconut water and honey. While operating its manufacturing units at several locations for producing essential goods, Dabur India has implemented strict measures like ensuring social distancing, hygiene practices and deep cleansing of premises to ensure the safety of our workers and staff. "Even as we face disruptions, Dabur has been taking steps to mitigate the impact of the lockdown while ensuring the safety of our people involved in operations/supply chain and consumers at large," said Dabur. Like some other FMCG makers, Dabur has also tied up with online delivery service providers to deliver its products to retail outlets and consumers during the lockdown period. On March 23, Dabur India had announced suspension of its manufacturing operations across India, excluding essential items such as Ayurvedic medicines, and hand sanitisers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the extension of the nationwide lockdown till May 3. India is presently going through an unprecedented complete lockdown from March 25, to prevent the spread of coronavirus. KRH DRRDRR

Lockdown to have "material" impact on production, sales: Dabur India 

New Delhi, Apr 3 () The subscriber addition tally for mobile operators is estimated to have tanked to 0.5 million in March against a monthly average of 1.5-3 million on account of coronavirus-led lockdowns, according to industry experts. Sector observers said the situation is likely to continue this month as all-India lockdown is scheduled to be in place till April 14. Many states had already started imposing movement restrictions for general public to combat the spread of coronavirus by mid-March. The 21-day nationwide lockdown was announced on March 24. Experts said the lockdowns and curbs pulled down the fresh SIM connections for the month. Accordingly, the industry has recorded a sharp fall in new subscriber acquisitions during March - with estimates putting new additions at a mere 0.5 million for all operators combined against the monthly average of 1.5-3 million seen otherwise. A senior official working with a telecom company said that new subscriber additions for March were down to a trickle as stores remained shut for days and weeks. Instead, companies turned their focus to ensuring uninterrupted network experience for customers. In its note on Friday, Axis Capital asserted that subscriber addition will be hit, as lockdown in the wake of COVID-19 will sharply pull down subscriber adds, given that people mostly remained at home and shops were closed. "Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) expects subscriber addition of less than 1 million in March 2020 versus average of 3 million per month. Subscriber addition to be hit for most of Q1FY21 due to 21-day lockdown and possibility of restrictions/ partial restrictions getting extended," Axis Capital said. Also, conversion from 2G/3G to 4G may be hit as it requires new SIM, "which is difficult in a lockdown", it said. "These may partially impact revenue growth that was expected in nine months of calendar 2020 from the tariff hike taken in December 2019. Accordingly, we have trimmed our revenue estimates for wireless telcos," it said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on March 24, had announced a complete lockdown of the entire country for 21 days in an unprecedented move to try halt the spread of coronavirus, shortly after which the Centre said road, rail and air services will remain suspended during this period. As on early Friday, the pandemic had claimed 56 lives in the country and number of COVID-19 cases had increased to 2,301 in India. MBI ANSANS

Mobile subscriber addition seen lower at 0.5 million in Mar; Apr numbers likely to be muted: Experts

(Eds: Rephrasing intro) New Delhi, May 3 () The continuous rise in the number of people testing positive for coronavirus is expected to stabilise sometime soon, Niti Aayog member V K Paul said on Sunday.He also said the rationale behind the government's decision to extend the lockdown by two more weeks after May 3 is to consolidate the gains of the first and second phase of restrictions.In an interview to , Paul said sudden spurt in number of coronavirus cases is still amenable to containment strategy."The rationale (behind extending the lockdown till May 17) is that the gains of lockdown need to be consolidated in the country...Real goal of lockdown was to suppress the chain of transmission of the virus. So, we will lose that, if we abruptly end it," he said.Paul, who is heading an Empowered Group on medical equipment and management plan to tackle coronavirus outbreak, said that at the same time where situation is good, the opening will take place with caution and care.Replying to a question that whether India has slipped into community transmission stage, he said, "Essentially, we think it (continuous rise in coronavirus cases) is still amenable to containment strategy".He also noted that India is nowhere close to the kind of escalation of coronavirus cases that it witnessed during the pre-lockdown phase."In the pre-lockdown stage, we were doubling our number of cases in every five days. Before that even at every 3 days. Now, we are doubling in 11-12 days."So, overall the rate of spread has diminished but yes the number still has not stabilised. But we expect it to stabilise anytime...," the Niti Aayog member said.Reacting to criticism that India is not doing enough tests, Paul said India's testing strategy has been fine-tuned from time to time based on the stage of coronavirus disease."And we have build and increased our capacities. Today, we are doing more than 50,000 tests every day and we have done more than 7 lakh tests total," he pointed out.On what will be the new normal after the lockdown ends, the Niti Aayog member said working from home wherever possible, will become a new normal until pandemic is totally extinguished."After the lockdown ends, our new normal is going to be be very different. There will be no big collection of people, there will be no religion congregation or big events."We will have to wear masks. Lots of things will change until the pandemic is totally extinguished," he observed.The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,301 and the number of cases climbed to 39,980 in the country on Sunday, according to the Union Health Ministry.The Centre has extended the lockdown by two more weeks after May 3, when the second phase of these restrictions was scheduled to end.Prime Minister Narendra Modi had first announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown from March 25, which was later extended by two more weeks to contain the virus spread.However, several experts have cautioned that the lockdown is severely impacting the economy and many rating agencies and industry bodies have forecast a sharp dip in the country's economic growth rate for the current fiscal. BKS BALBALBAL

Rise in coronavirus cases expected to stabilise soon: Niti Aayog member VK Paul

New Delhi, Mar 25 () Following are the top business stories at 1845 hours: DEL89 BIZ-VIRUS-LD FLIPKARTCOVID-19 lockdown: Flipkart, Amazon India's Pantry suspend operations temporarilyNew Delhi: Walmart-owned Flipkart and Amazon India's Pantry have been suspended temporarily as India entered a 21-day lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.DEL79 BIZ-LD STOCKS-CLOSESensex, Nifty log best day in over 10 years; investors eye stimulus packageMumbai: Indian stock benchmarks Sensex and Nifty posted their best single-day rise in over a decade on Wednesday, mirroring buoyancy in global markets and anticipating a stimulus package by the government to tide over the financial turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic. DEL20 BIZ-VIRUS LD PASWANGovt monitoring availability of essential commodities in market: PaswanNew Delhi: Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday said the government is monitoring the availability of essential commodities in the market amid nationwide lockdown for DEL22 BIZ-LD VIRUS-EXPORT BANGovt bans export of anti-malarial drug hydroxycloroquineNew Delhi: Amid coronavirus outbreak, the government on Wednesday banned export of anti-malarial drug hydroxycloroquine with immediate effect to ensure sufficient availability of the medicine in the domestic market. DEL23 BIZ-VIRUS-LOCKDOWN COSTExperts peg India's cost of COVID-19 lockdown at USD 120 bnMumbai: Pegging the cost of the COVID-19 lockdown at USD 120 billion (approximately Rs 9 lakh crore) or 4 per cent of the GDP, analysts on Wednesday sharply cut their growth estimates and stressed on the need to announce an economic package. DCM39 BIZ-CAB-LD EXPORTSCabinet approves extension of tax rebate scheme for export of garments, made-upsNew Delhi: The government on Wednesday approved the continuation of the scheme for Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) on export of garments and made-ups from beyond March 31 till it is merged with the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products scheme. DCM34 BIZ-ONGC-GASONGC gas output drops by one-tenth as shut factories refuse suppliesNew Delhi: With the unprecedented nationwide lockdown shutting down factories, ONGC has been forced to cut natural gas production by up to one-tenth as customers refused to take supplies because of business disruption. DCM24 BIZ-CCEA-RRBCCEA approves recapitalisation of RRBsNew Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved a Rs 1,340-crore recapitalisation plan for regional rural banks (RRB).DCM13 BIZ-VIRUS-TELECOM-COAICOAI urges subscribers to use data networks responsibly to free up infra for critical servicesNew Delhi: With the government imposing 21-day lockdown to tackle coronavirus spread, industry body COAI on Wednesday urged mobile consumers to use data networks responsibly, so that critical services can run smoothly on communications infrastructure. DCM40 BIZ- MCAP- LD RILReliance Industries shares zoom nearly 15 pc; reclaims most valued firm tagNew Delhi: Shares of Reliance Industries Limited on Wednesday zoomed nearly 15 per cent, reclaiming the tag of the most valued domestic firm by market valuation surpassing TCS. SHWSHW

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<ul><li>Realme’s new Narzo smartphone series that was scheduled to launch on April 21 has been postponed indefinitely.</li><li>Xiaomi postponed the launch of Mi 10 that was scheduled for March 31</li><li>Vivo too postponed the launch of Vivo V19.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=coronavirus&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Follow the comprehensive coverage of the Coronavirus pandemic and its impact, and other useful resources that can help you in the fight on Business Insider India</a>.</li></ul>India is currently under an extended 19-day nationwide lockdown to control the spread of Coronavirus pandemic. The lockdown was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and will end on May 3. Coronavirus adversely affected businesses in the country as only essential services are allowed to operate during the lockdown. The smartphone industry has also been affected by this as Xiaomi, Realme and Vivo decided to postpone their India launches. Smartphone launches postponed due to Coronavirus Realme Narzo 10 and Realme Narzo 10A Realme was scheduled to unveil a new series, Narzo, which was expected to take on the recently announced Poco brand. The company said that the launch of Narzo 10 and Narzo 10A has been postponed indefinitely in India. "In alignment with the recent order shared by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India on the prohibition of the supply of non-essential goods by e-Commerce companies, realme has decided to postpone the online sales of its smartphones and the launch of its Narzo series until further notice," the company said in a statement. Xiaomi Mi 10 The Xiaomi Mi 10 was first introduced in China on February 14 and was set to make its debut in India this month on March 31. Xiaomi India MD, Manu Kumar Jain took to <a href="https://twitter.com/manukumarjain/status/1242744844050563072">Twitter</a> to announce that the company is focusing its energy to support the nation against Coronavirus and has decided to postpone the launch of Mi 10. In his tweet, Manu Kumar Jain said, “We, at Xiaomi India, are focusing our energy to support the nation in its fight against COVID-19. After careful deliberation, we've decided to postpone the launch of Mi 10 in India, which was scheduled for 31st March 2020.” Vivo V19 Vivo was scheduled to announce its flagship smartphone, the Vivo V19 in India on March 26. It decided to postpone the launch due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The company has not revealed when it will launch the device in India. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/pm-narendra-modi-24th-march-speech-highlights-and-updates/articleshow/74796963.cms/">Prime Minister Modi declares 21-day nationwide lockdown starting midnight</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/even-as-bs4-deadline-approaches-6400-crore-worth-vehicles-remain-unsold-due-to-coronavirus/articleshow/74807510.cms">₹6,400 crore worth BS4 vehicles remain unsold due to Coronavirus</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/those-who-violate-coronavirus-lockdown-could-be-jailed-for-2-years-and-fined/articleshow/74807160.cms">Those who violate Coronavirus lockdown could be jailed for 2 years and fined</a>

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New Delhi, April 14 () Extension of the nation-wide lockdown is the right decision as India is witnessing a surge in the number of novel coronavirus infections, Biocon Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said. "The extension of pan-India lockdown till May 3, 2020, is an important and right decision taken by the Prime Minister. India is registering a spike in the number of Covid-19 cases and this is not the time to let our guard down," Mazumdar-Shaw told . Enforcing stricter curbs is critical as any laxity in following lockdown guidelines can worsen the situation, she added. Highlighting the importance of social distancing in curbing the spread of the pandemic, Mazumdar-Shaw said, it "is the best social vaccine for Covid-19 in the current circumstances". Every Indian needs to take up the responsibility of checking the spread of this lethal viral pandemic by adopting all necessary precautions, she added. "The extension of the lockdown will buy India more time to ramp up medical supplies and healthcare infrastructure even as we work to limit the emergence of new Covid-19 transmission hotspots," Mazumdar-Shaw said. Calibrated economic activity can be pursued based on the assessment of the cessation of the spread of the viral infection, but for now extension of the lock down is the most optimal decision, she added. "I believe, the PM's Saptapadi (7-step) guideline encapsulates what we need to do as a country to win this fight against Covid-19 must be followed in letter and spirit, Mazumdar-Shaw said. AKT ANSANS

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