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Business Matters: India and New York become latest to ease lockdowns

India and New York become latest to ease lockdowns

09/06/2020 GMT

BBC World Service - Business Matters, India and New York become latest to ease lockdowns

As Covid-19 deaths pass 7 million globally, some territories look for a path to normality

After three bleak months, New York decides it's time to cautiously reopen for business. India, which is far from through the worst of its crisis, is also choosing to lighten rules

After three bleak months, New York looks to lift some of its harshest lockdown restrictions. Meanwhile India plans to do the same. There is a difference between the two places, though. New York is widely seen as having put the worst of its coronavirus outbreak behind it. However, India is reopening places of worship, restaurants and shopping malls, despite coronavirus cases continuing to soar and experts warning the nation is far from hitting its peak. Meanwhile, anti-racism protests around the world continue in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, adding extra pressure to small businesses, hoping the end of lockdowns will bring a path to normality. The BBC's Rahul Tandon talks to Erin Delmore, a New York-based political journalist, and Sushma Ramchandran, an independent business journalist and columnist at the Tribune. Picture: Rickshaw driver in a face mask. Credit: Yawar Nazir

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