Easing travel restrictions, migrant movement behind surge in cases: Experts

The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,167 and the number of cases climbed to 1, 45,380 in the country, registering an increase of 146 deaths and 6,535 cases since Monday

With India now in the bracket of top 10 nations worst hit by the novel coronavirus, experts have attributed the surge in cases to easing of travel restrictions and movement of migrants besides enhanced testing capacity.

Randeep Guleria, director of Delhi's AIIMS hospital, said there that cases could rise in the coming few days as travel restrictions are eased.

"Those who are asymptomatic or are in the presymptomatic stage will pass through screening mechanisms and may reach areas where there have been minimal or fewer cases," Guleria said.