Hyderabad, April 30 -- With the night curfew imposed by the Telangana government to effectively control rising COVID-19 cases in the state ending on Friday (April 30), speculations are on the rise that a lockdown could be imposed.

The COVID-19 cases in Telangana does not show a declining trend, but is fluctuating. 7,646 new infections and 53 deaths are recorded on Monday, the health department said in a bulletin. This is a slight dip from Thursday's numbers of 7,994 cases and 58 deaths.

On Thursday, Telangana high court sought the state government's plan on extending the night curfew or imposing a full-lockdown in curbing the rise in COVID-19 cases. The high court bench, headed by chief justice Hima Kohli, also expressed its indignation...