India’s official Covid-19 count hits 24-million, but is likely to be much higher
Indian health ministry data shows 4,000 deaths and 343,144 infections over the last 24 hours
14 May 2021 - 13:02
Bengaluru/New Delhi/Mumbai — India’s tally of coronavirus infections climbed past 24-million on Friday, amid reports flowed that the highly transmissible variant first detected in the South Asian nation was spreading across the globe.
The Indian B.1.617 variant has been found in eight nations in the Americas, including Canada and the US, said Jairo Mendez, an infectious diseases expert with the World Health Organisation (WHO)...
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