India struggles with coronavirus shutdown; Pakistan cases hit 1,000

NEW DELHI/BENGALURU - India woke up on Wednesday to a sweeping lockdown of its 1.3 billion people, one of the world’s most ambitious efforts to fight the coronavirus, but the order didn’t stop crowds of people thronging to stock up at grocery shops and chemists.

As India’s various states shut their borders, long queues of trucks carrying milk, fruits and vegetables snaked down highways. Other countries in South Asia - home to a quarter of the world’s population - are also struggling as they try to put up defences against the coronavirus.Authorities have shut down Sindh province, home to its largest city of Karachi, even though Prime Minister Imran Khan said he was opposed to a full lockdown because the poor would suffer the most.

“Social distancing is the need of the hour,” Home Minister Amit Shah said on Twitter with a picture of the meeting. Last year, he stripped the troubled Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir of its special constitutional status, backing the decision with the detention of scores of politicians and months of communications blackout.

It's better to be home than on ventilator. 21daysLockdown

Besides the police is beating everyone up even the ones who have stepped out to get their groceries and milk. How is this even civil? I agree to the lockdown n I think countries should adopt it to curb the spread but not at the expense of police brutality.

We know it's needed. But the govt had been premature in not announcing the contingency plans. All the stores are closed even the grocery stores and pharmacies. There is absolutely no clarity from the govt. Lockdown is needed but at this rate people will die of hunger.

Solved their protest problem

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It will still comeout with least affected figures.. speak for urself Reuters

I was just watching Pandemic on Netflix and wondered what would be India’s response to COVID19 and THIS is spot on!

Amazing effort India!

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