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India surpasses 100,000 daily COVID-19 infections for the first time as politicians stage massive election rallies
India has reported a record rise in COVID-19 infections, becoming the second country after the United States to surpass more than 100,000 new cases in a day.
Key points:
- Experts say a new variant and eased restrictions have contributed to the rise in cases
- A health minister was ridiculed online after saying the use of face masks hurts businesses like beauty parlours
- India’s two approved vaccines are effective against the variants originating from the UK and South Africa
And there are fears of further spread of the virus as politicians stage massive election rallies.
The country’s daily infections have leapt almost 12-fold since hitting a multi-month low in early February, when authorities eased most restrictions and people largely stopped…
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