Will lockdown be extended in India? Here are some experts suggestions

A 21-day lockdown was imposed in the country to curb the spread of the coronavirus, but given the circumstances, Prime Minister Modi has extended it to May 3, and it is now believed that this lockdown will end on May 3. 

Experts says that if the lockdown is not increased, the number of cases of coronavirus in India will increase. 

Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of the leading health journal "The Lancet", also warned India Today in an exclusive interview that the lockdown in India should be of at least 10 weeks otherwise anything we have received in this time will be wasted and we will be in a very bad situation. 

DIU had so far analyzed the countries that have lifted the lockdown or plan to do so within the next 2-3 weeks. The United States has the highest incidence of the corona virus. Despite this, no nationwide lockdown has been imposed there. 

The number of cases of the virus reached 8.5 lakh in the United States on Wednesday. As on April 23, there were 21,393 cases of coronavirus in India and 681 deaths. At the same time, the recovery rate is 20 per cent. 

If Richard Harts suggestion of a 10-week lockdown is considered, then the lockdown in India will open in the first week of June. I understand that you want to resume economic activity, but there's no need to hurry, Harts said.

On April 14, when the lockdown in India was coming to an end, there were more than 11,000 corona cases in the country. At the same time, there were more than 14,000 cases in Austria, but Austria allowed small shops to reopen from April 14 because of a 53 percent recovery rate. Whether the lockdown will be extended in India depends on the recovery of corona patients, the number of cases of infection and some other factors.