›India may witness 2,320 deaths per day due to Covid by first week of June: Lancet Report India may witness 2,320 deaths per day due to Covid by first week of June: Lancet Report SECTIONS India may witness 2,320 deaths per day due to Covid by first week of June: Lancet ReportBy Share Synopsis The experts have strongly recommended a temporary ban on gatherings of groups larger than 10 for the next two months. Significantly, it did not recommend a blanket national or state lockdown, as opposed to localised, phased restrictions or closures. Agencies As per the preliminary review of the report, "while the pandemic has spread, the geographic contours of the second wave closely mirror those of the first wave, though with a deeper penetration into tier-2 and tier-3 cities."