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Covid-19 lockdown isn't flattening India curve as in Italy or Spain

India reported 1,909 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday

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Health workers on the premises of LNJP Hospital in New Delhi on Thursday. Photo: PTI

Bloomberg New Delhi
More than a month into the world’s largest lockdown, India is failing to see an easing of new cases similar to what hot spots such as Spain and Italy have experienced.
 
India’s fresh coronavirus cases are still rising with little sign of slowing momentum. India reported 1,909 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday — the country’s 35th day in lockdown — which was the second-highest jump since it began reporting infections at the end of January. For Thursday, the country saw an additional 1,823 cases.
 
Italy and Spain, which implemented their lockdowns a few weeks before India puts its 1.3 billion