"nationwide-lockdown"

According to UNICEF, only one in four children in India has access to digital devices for online education

Dr Fauci said the world can help by supplying India with materials and perhaps even personnel that they need to adequately address it.

Moody's had bettered India's growth projection for the current fiscal year, which began on April 1, to 13.7 percent as economic activity gathered pace.

Bangladesh has registered 7,087 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 637,364, in the last 24 hours until Sunday.

India reported its first case of coronavirus infection on January 30 last year from Kerala, and the first death on March 10 from Karnataka.

Fuel sales had fallen by a record 45.8 per cent in April last year when a nationwide lockdown was imposed to check the spread of coronavirus infections.

Hyderabad-based Wurk provides a support system, with therapists, counsellors and even lawyers

Pubs and bars not serving "substantial meals" must close, alongside casinos and betting shops, while people have also been told to avoid unnecessary travel.

The Prime Minister also detailed the new measures, which include giving city mayors the option of shutting down busy streets and squares after 9 p.m.

Only those between 10-60 years, having a medical certificate stating that they were fit to trek the holy hill, are being allowed to offer prayers.

Universities and schools across the country were ordered shut on March 16 to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

With the rate of new infections, hospitalisations and deaths accelerating months after the lifting of a nationwide lockdown, new rules on social distancing will enter into force starting Tuesday.