A quarter of the world’s population in lockdown

Published: March 25, 2020, 10:43 p.m.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told India’s population of 1.3 billion people to stay at home. The lockdown is currently planned for 3 weeks. Also in the programme: Spain overtakes China with second highest coronavirus death toll; and are you more at risk of coronavirus if you are a man? Photo: A police officer stands guard during lockdown, which was imposed in an effort to combat the spread of coronavirus (EPA/PIYAL ADHIKARY)