mo4ch:>Lockdown extended, but tests lagging: Where does India stand after 21 days of shutdown? | Mo4ch News

India is embarking on an 18-day extension of total lockdown as confirmed cases of Covid-19 broke the 10,000 mark — but have efforts to curb the spread of the virus been working and are the official numbers truly accurate?PM Narendra Modi appealed to 1.3 billion Indians on Tuesday to obey the stringent lockdown rules for almost another three weeks. “These measures have come at a huge price, but the value of your lives is supreme,” he said. With the virus having already spread to half of India’s 718 districts, it remains critical that people take the lockdown seriously.Testing lagging behindThe number of confirmed coronavirus infections in India stands at 10,815, with 9,272 of those cases still active, according to government data. The number of deaths from the virus stands at 353. As in most countries around the world, the numbers of infections — and indeed deaths — could potentially be significantly higher, as not all cases are reported and recorded.Also on rt.comIndian cop gets hand …