India's Covid-19 surge in cases puts hospitals under strain as UK variant blamed
Gujarat, the home state of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi , became the latest to tighten coronavirus curbs on Wednesday as daily infections in the country surged to a record high, with almost 116,000 new cases in 24 hours. Experts blame the country's latest wave on people ignoring guidelines and attending huge religious and political events, as well as weddings and cricket matches in recent months. India has now recorded 12.8 million cases, the third-highest behind the US and Brazil, although those countries have much smaller populations. More than 166,000 Indians have died of Covid-19...
Source: thenationalnews.com