India: New Delhi to relax lockdown as COVID cases decline

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal says the capital will ease coronavirus restrictions on May 31 if cases continue to drop.

India’s capital New Delhi will start relaxing its strict coronavirus lockdown next week if its new cases continue to drop. The South Asian country on Sunday reported 240,842 new infections nationwide over 24 hours – the lowest daily number in more than a month – and 3,741 deaths. For weeks, India has battled a devastating second wave of COVID-19 that has crippled its health system and led to shortages of oxygen supplies.