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India Locks Down 1.3 Billion People in Biggest Isolation Effort
- Government allocates additional $2 billion for health care
- Rupee weakened offshore as concern mounts at cost of shutdown
As China looks at a gradual post-virus recovery, more nations are tightening restrictions.
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India imposed a three-week long nationwide lockdown for its 1.3 billion people, the most far-reaching measure undertaken by any government to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.