Muneeza Naqvi And Bibhudatta Pradhan Bloomberg

State governments across India rushed to restore order after violence and chaos broke out when the country started relaxing it stringent virus lockdown, with migrant workers clashing with police in western part of the country and brawls erupting outside liquor shops in the national capital.

India could become the next global hotspot for virus cases, with experts warning containment measures that proved successful elsewhere in Asia may not work in the world's second-most populous country.

State governments across India rushed to restore order after violence and chaos broke out when the country started relaxing it stringent virus lockdown, with migrant workers clashing with police in western part of the country and brawls erupting outside liquor shops in the national capital.

India could become the next global hotspot for virus cases, with experts warning containment measures that proved successful elsewhere in Asia may not work in the world's second-most populous country.