India re-opens more public spaces despite record virus infections

Hindu devotees wait in lines to pray at the Jhandewala temple in New Delhi after certain lockdown restrictions were eased. [AFP]

Malls and temples re-opened in several cities across India on Monday despite the country recording a record daily number of new coronavirus infections, with the pandemic expected to ravage the country for weeks to come.

After a 10-week lockdown the government has risked lifting some restrictions in a bid to ease the devastating blow to the economy dealt by the coronavirus.