New Delhi extends lockdown by a week

The Indian capital of New Delhi will remain in lockdown for another week because of a surge in COVID-19 cases, the megacity's chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday.

"Lockdown in Delhi is being extended by one week," Arvind Kejriwal said on Twitter. The current shutdown was due to expire on Monday, but the number of cases is still rising fast in the city of 20 million people.