Infections Spike in Kashmir amid Protests

Indian-administrated Kashmir reported more than 600 new cases in the past 24 hours, taking its tally over 4,000.

According to police records, more than 40 militants have been killed by Indian security forces since the lockdown began on 25 March.

The deaths have sparked protests, because officials have not been handing over the bodies to families, in order to prevent large funerals.

Locals have also been protesting because numerous homes - where militants often hide during the gunfights - have been damaged.

Officials say this has made it harder to enforce social distancing in the tense Muslim-majority valley, which has seen an armed insurgency against India since the late 1980s.

Source: BBC