NEW DELHI -- India has seen a sharp spike in new coronavirus cases with the total crossing 125,000, about 70% of which surfaced in this month alone. This has forced Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to review its strategy to contain the outbreak, which has shocked an already slowing economy, adding to joblessness and despair.
A high-level ministerial meeting chaired by Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on May 15 discussed focusing COVID-19 management on the states having the highest number of cases and fatalities, as well as on treatment, "for which timely detection of infection and contact tracing [are] the best way forward," an official statement said.
