India posts record jump in COVID-19 cases, Modi says 'long battle' ahead

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India reported a record daily jump of 7,964 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, with a recent surge in cases as lockdown restrictions start to ease raising the possibility that Prime Minister Narendra Modi could extend curbs beyond May 31.

FILE PHOTO: People wait in a line to board a train that will take them to their home state of Uttar Pradesh, during an extended lockdown to slow the spreading of the coronavirus disease , in Mumbai, India, May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo

The prime minister said there was a “long battle” ahead against the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The government could extend the lockdown beyond May 31, a home ministry official said on Saturday. The home ministry did not immediately respond to a request for further comment. While fatality rates in India have been lower than in worse-hit countries, experts warned that its peak has not been reached due to mounting cases of new infections.

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