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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 Was First Identified in December 2019 in

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, leading to a global pandemic declaration by the WHO in March 2020. India implemented a nationwide lockdown affecting its 1.3 billion population, praised for its comprehensive response to the outbreak, while also facing concerns about economic fallout. By mid-2020, India reported a declining case fatality rate and saw recoveries exceed active cases for the first time.

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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 Was First Identified in December 2019 in

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, leading to a global pandemic declaration by the WHO in March 2020. India implemented a nationwide lockdown affecting its 1.3 billion population, praised for its comprehensive response to the outbreak, while also facing concerns about economic fallout. By mid-2020, India reported a declining case fatality rate and saw recoveries exceed active cases for the first time.

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The coronavirus disease 2019 was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The World Health
Organization declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in January 2020 and a
pandemic in March 2020. As of 9 December 2020, more than 68.2 million cases have been confirmed, with more
than 1.55 million deaths attributed to COVID-19. On 22 March, India observed a 14-hour voluntary public curfew at
the insistence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It was followed by mandatory lockdowns in COVID-19 hotspots
and all major cities. Further, on 24 March, the prime minister ordered a nationwide lockdown for 21 days, affecting
the entire 1.3 billion population of India. On 14 April, India extended the nationwide lockdown till 3 May which was
followed by two-week extensions starting 3 and 17 May with substantial relaxations. From 1 June, the government
started "unlocking" the country (barring "containment zones") in three unlock phases.[14][15][16][17]
In March, after the lockdown was imposed, the United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organization (WHO)
praised India's response to the pandemic as 'comprehensive and robust', terming the lockdown restrictions as
'aggressive but vital' for containing the spread and building necessary healthcare infrastructure. At the same time,
the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT) noted the government's swift and stringent
actions, emergency policy-making, emergency investment in health care, fiscal stimulus, and investment in vaccine
and drug R&D and gave India a score of 100 for the strict response. Also in March, Michael Ryan, chief executive
director of the WHO's health emergencies programme noted that India had tremendous capacity to deal with the
outbreak owing to its vast experience in eradicating smallpox and polio.[18][19][20] In June, India was ranked 56th of 200
countries in COVID-19 safety assessment report by Deep Knowledge Group.[21] Other commentators have raised
concerns about the economic fallout arising as a result of the pandemic and preventive restrictions.[22][23] The
lockdown was justified by the government and other agencies for being preemptive to prevent India from entering a
higher stage which could make handling very difficult and cause even more losses thereafter.[24][25]
In July 2020, India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting claimed the country's case fatality rate was among
the lowest in the world at 2.41% and "steadily declining".[26] By mid-May 2020, six cities accounted for around half of
all reported cases in the country – Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Pune and Kolkata.[27] As of 10 September
2020, Lakshadweep is the only region which has not reported a case.[28] On 10 June, India's recoveries exceeded
active cases for the first time.[29] Infection rates started to drop significantly in

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