Why India needs to extend the nationwide lockdown

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has afflicted almost the entire world. China and Italy have been some of the worst hit while the first world economic superpowers like United States of America and United Kingdom have had an onerous load on their respective healthcare systems. On January 30, 2020 India became part of this global carnage with the first COVID diagnosis [1]. The numbers have risen steadily since then, albeit at an alarming rate in the final days of March. Aiming to control community transmission, the Indian government took the step of declaring a 21  day nationwide lockdown starting on March 24th [1].
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research