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India’s metro cities bear the dual brunt of health and economic crisis
NEW DELHI : Coronavirus continues to spread across India, despite the efforts by both the central and state governments, with the metropolises bearing the dual brunt of health and economic crisis with no respite from the disease and the consequent shutting down of businesses.India’s major cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore, are facing a major burden of covid-19, with Mumbai and Delhi being the worst-hit.The cities are striving to prevent the spread of the virus and are largely bearing the brunt of the economic impact because of the lockdown and the resultant disruption of services as they are hubs of trade, restaurants, hotels and other businesses.The covid-19 outbreak has had a “particularly