Covid 19 coronavirus: India accused of hiding truth about virus' spread amid mass cremations, religious festivals 15 Apr, 2021 10:30 PM 5 minutes to read A woman is tested for Covid-19 at a government hospital in New Delhi, India on April 15. Photo / AP A woman is tested for Covid-19 at a government hospital in New Delhi, India on April 15. Photo / AP news.com.au If last week was a bad week for India, this week might be even worse. First we had news of 184,000 new Covid-19 cases recorded on a single day on Wednesday — a figure reported to be the highest single-day rise of any country since the pandemic began.