As India is under lockdown for a week now, the government has said the 21-day period will not be extended. The country is seeing a spurt in the number of coronavirus cases, with Gujarat, Punjab, Telangana and West Bengal reporting deaths. COVID-19 has claimed more than 40 lives in India as of March 31, according to data from the Health Ministry and State governments. As many as 1350 people have tested positive for the coronavirus.