Delta variant: Which Asian countries are seeing rising cases?
BBC
India may now be past the peak of its latest coronavirus surge, but some other countries in Asia are experiencing rising infections.
Meanwhile, vaccination rates across the region remain (with some exceptions) generally low, amidst concerns that the Delta variant is spreading.
Where has happened to case numbers?
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently deemed the Delta variant, which originated in India, the most transmissible of the variants identified so far .
Some of India s immediate neighbours - Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka - saw surges in infections in May (although they are now seeing downward trends in numbers.)
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