Dubai: India’s most populous state Saturday put its 200 million inhabitants under a 35-hour curfew to contain the spread of the coronavirus which has suddenly spiralled out of control.
Uttar Pradesh crossed the grim milestone of 150,000 COVID-19 cases and neared 10,000 deaths this week according to the state health department, sparking outrage against the government’s handling of the situation.
Amid mounting deaths in state capital Lucknow, local authorities have set up a tin wall to block the view of a cremation site.
The development came after harrowing visuals of rows of funeral pyres at the site went viral on social media.