Coronavirus, Health, India, Infectious diseases, Narendra Modi, South and Central Asia, Vaccines and immunisation, World news
Why is India seeing such a huge surge in Covid-19 cases?
A ‘double mutant’ strain, lack of medical supplies and the relaxation of lockdowns have combined to foment disaster
India has seen a terrifying increase in coronavirus cases in the past few weeks. Tuesday saw another new record when the country racked up 295,041 new cases, up from around 273,000 from the previous day, with no sign that the surge is abating.
The capital Delhi was placed in lockdown for a week from Monday, and Maharashtra state, the centre of the surge and home to the financial capital, Mumbai, further tightened restrictions on shops and home deliveries from Tuesday.
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