Indian states rush to identify high-risk zones to remain in lockdown


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  • Sunday, 31 May 2020

FILE PHOTO: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi waits to receive Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro during a ceremonial reception at the forecourt of India's Rashtrapati Bhavan Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, January 25, 2020. REUTERS/Altaf Hussain

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian states on Sunday began identifying high-risk zones where coronavirus lockdowns should continue while the rest of country gears up to reopen in June despite a record rise in COVID-19 cases, officials said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has extended lockdown until June 30 in so-called containment zones that should remain under lockdown because they continue to report a high number of infections.

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