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Amid Lockdowns, Virus Cases Cross 3 Lakh

The Hindu

March 23, 2020

More than half the cases are now in Europe, with Italy, France and Spain shut to the outside world

Amid Lockdowns, Virus Cases Cross 3 Lakh

From Italy to India to the U.S., governments rolled out tougher measures to halt the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic as global cases surged past 3,00,000 on Sunday and Asia braced for a possible second wave of infections.

Nearly one billion people are already confined to their homes around the world as countries race to contain the ballooning outbreak by imposing unprecedented lockdown measures, shutting shops and businesses and sealing borders. The pandemic has sparked fears of a global recession, prompting governments to unleash gigantic emergency measures to avoid an economic meltdown.

12,000+ deaths

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