Indicators show 'total lockdown' losing steam as pandemic starts to worsen again

Several indicators are showing that the Covid-19 situation in the country is starting to worsen despite almost a month of "total lockdown".

The total lockdown which began on June 1 had been effective in blunting the initial rise in new Covid-19 cases but now appears to be losing steam.

Among the indicators is the infectivity rate, which has climbed to above 1.0 for the first time since...