Health ministry data showed a rise of 82,000 cases on Monday, taking the total to 6.1 million and closing the gap on the United States, which has recorded 7.1 million infections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on people to keep wearing face coverings when they ventured outside of their homes. Some locals in Delhi told AFP that while they remained cautious, their worries about the pandemic had lessened since the start of the year. We take the necessary precautions and invest in increasing our immunity rather than being anxious or scared of it." "You cannot shutdown every business, because the economy cannot collapse... Covid-19 is not going to pay the rent," he said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 28, 2020 06:22 UTC