Pressure grows for strict India shutdown

By Neha Mehrotra and Ashok Sharma
Updated May 7 2021 - 3:19pm, first published 3:14pm
Calls are growing for a nationwide lock-down in India, amid the rampant spread of coronavirus.
Calls are growing for a nationwide lock-down in India, amid the rampant spread of coronavirus.

With India's coronavirus cases reaching a new record each day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is under growing pressure to impose a harsh nationwide lockdown.

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