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India Lockdown May Be ‘Too Slow’ to Stop Millions of Infections
- Expert warns country is now ‘two steps behind the virus’
- Rupee has weakened to an all-time low, stocks slumped
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India’s move to lockdown much of the world’s second-most populous country may not be enough to soften the impact of the coronavirus outbreak as thousands thronged key train stations before services closed to head to their villages, risking carrying the infection to the nation’s vast hinterland.