India has the world's fourth-biggest outbreak of the virus that causes COVID-19, below only the United States, Brazil and Russia in confirmed infections.

Strong safety-net programs in many European countries are underwriting the wages of millions of workers and keeping them on the payroll instead of adding them to the ranks of the unemployed. But the limits are starting to show.

While not every coronavirus patient needs an ICU bed, health experts worry about surging cases in India, particularly as many believe the official tally falls short of the reality.

Tens of thousands of impoverished migrant workers are on the move across India, heading for home after being abandoned by their employers during the nationwide lockdown.

Under the lockdown, all public transport has been suspended so migrant workers heading home often have to walk long distances to get there.

The app's compulsory use is raising concerns among privacy advocates, who say it is unclear how the data will be used and who stress that India lacks privacy laws to govern the app.

The number of flamingos in Mumbai has risen since the lockdown started on March 25.

India said Wednesday that it plans to manufacture thousands of wristbands that will monitor the locations and temperatures of coronavirus patients and help perform contact tracing.

Police are finding novel ways to raise awareness about the invisible coronavirus threat in India.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologized to the public on Sunday for imposing a three-week national lockdown, calling it harsh but ``needed to win'' the battle against the coronavirus pandemic.