India extends nationwide lockdown till May 17

Two days before the nationwide lockdown was to end, the Centre extended it for two additional weeks. However, the third leg of lockdown, which has been in place since March 25, is aimed at the staggered exit from restrictions imposed across the nation to arrest the spread of novel coronavirus. The decision for the lockdown extension came as the nationwide tally rose to 35,365. The country registered a record jump of 1,755 in novel coronavirus cases on Friday, while the toll from the deadly virus reached 1,152.