REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui Latest coronavirus news as of 5pm on 12 April As millions gather to celebrate Kumbh Mela, India’s coronavirus cases surge, overtaking Brazil in total number of infections India reported a record increase of 168,912 new coronavirus cases on 12 April, bringing the country’s total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to about 13.53 million. India’s tally is now the second-highest in the world, narrowly overtaking Brazil, but remaining below the 31.2 million cases reported so far in the US. Advertisement According to estimates from Johns Hopkins University, infections in India are on course to double in two months. Some officials have expressed concerns about crowding at religious festivals and political rallies. In the northern city of Haridwar almost a million people gathered by the Ganges river on 12 April to participate in the Hindu festival Kumbh Mela. “The police are continuously appealing to people to maintain social distancing,” Sanjay Gunjyal, a police official, told