Nearly 24,500 cases of the new coronavirus were recorded by the authorities in India, remaining over 20,000 for the sixth consecutive day.
The total number of people infected with the new coronavirus reaches 11,409,831.
At the same time, the deaths of another 131 patients with COVID-19 increased the pandemic toll to 158,856 dead.
According to AMPE, the authorities decided to extend the restrictive measures to slow the spread of the virus, as fears of a new wave are threatened in the country, which has the third highest number of cases in the world, after the United States and Brazil.
The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes that rallies and the fact that many do not implement the recommendation to use a mask are the main factors explaining the increase in cases, not the mutated strains of the new coronavirus.
Authorities in the worst-hit state of Maharashtra yesterday ordered cinemas, hotels and restaurants to halve the number of people receiving by the end of March as well to reduce the attendance of people at weddings and other social events. They have imposed lockdowns in some areas.
In the state of Gujarat (west), it was decided not to allow spectators to attend international cricket matches, like the one between India and England after the outbreak of the pandemic.
In the first matches, tens of thousands of spectators were present, side by side, sitting and standing, with very few wearing masks.
The persistent increase in cases is recorded although the immunization campaign continues. India has so far vaccinated about 26 million people for the young coronavirus from mid-January and intends to have vaccinated 300 million of its 1.35 billion inhabitants by August.
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