Coronavirus cases near 1,400 in India amid lockdown; toll rises to 35

After a week of the lockdown, the active coronavirus cases in the country stood at 1,397 against the global tally of 803,541.

The death toll in India has risen to 35 from 10 at the time lockdown was announced on March 24. While big cities such as Delhi and Mumbai are witnessing a sharp spike in Covid-19 positive cases, Nizamuddin in the national capital was clearly the centre of attention on Tuesday. Even at the routine press conference on the virus, the questions revolved around the cases originating from a religious congregation in Nizamuddin earlier this month and how