Thirty nine days into the nationwide lockdown, and a day after its second extension, India reported its highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases on May 2 at 2,411. In eight countries that enforced lockdowns to control the COVID-19 pandemic, new cases being reported declined within a month, unlike in India, an IndiaSpend analysis has found.

Within a Month of Lockdown, New COVID-19 Cases Dipped in 8 Countries, But Not India