
BENGALURU, India (AP) – Two southern states in India have become the latest to declare lockdowns, as cases surge at breakneck speed across the country. The announcements from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka come as pressure mounts on the federal government to announce a nationwide lockdown. On Saturday, India reported 401,078 new cases, including 4,187 deaths. That takes the total to over 21.8 million cases, in what is believed to be an undercount. One doctor in Karnataka’s capital of Bengaluru says he’s had to reject patients left, right and center as his hospital struggles to find more oxygen. Experts say the surge in Bengaluru is fast eclipsing other hard-hit cities like New Delhi and Mumbai.