NEW DELHI — India’s capital New Delhi on Sunday extended its lockdown as the country’s Covid-19 crisis grew with infections and deaths hitting record highs.
The vast nation of 1.3 billion people recorded 349,691 fresh cases and 2,767 deaths — the highest since the start of the pandemic.
The northern megacity — home to 20 million people and the worst-hit in India — had imposed a weeklong lockdown on Monday as hospitals beds and oxygen supplies ran out.
“We have decided to extend the lockdown by one week,” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said in a video statement.
“The havoc of corona(virus) continues and there is no respite. Everyone is in favor of extending the …
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