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Schools, cinemas to reopen in India despite spike in virus cases
A student gets her body temperature check at the entrance gate of the Angelika Higher Secondary School in Guwahati on September 21, 2020.
Photo credit: Tauseef Mustafa | AFP
What you need to know:
- India, home to 1.3 billion people, has recorded more than 6.2 million cases so far -- second only to the United States -- and more than 97,000 deaths.
- The virus initially hit major metropolitan areas including financial hub Mumbai and the capital New Delhi.
- But it has since spread to regional and rural areas where healthcare systems are even more fragile and patchy.
Schools, cinemas and swimming pools will be allowed to reopen in India after a months-long coronavirus lockdown, the home affairs ministry said Wednesday, even as experts warn that the vast nation is on track to becoming the world's most-infected.
India, home to 1.3 billion people, has recorded more than 6.2 million cases so far -- second only to the United States -- and more than 97,000 deaths.
