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India’s COVID-19 case total nears 20 million, as country records over 300,000 new infections for 12th day
India has reported more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases for a 12th straight day, taking its overall infection tally to just shy of 20 million, while deaths from COVID-19 rose by 3,417.
Key points:
- India’s government is reluctant to impose a national lockdown, concerned about the economic impact
- A forum of scientific advisers warned Indian officials in early March of a new and more contagious variant of the virus
- Leaders of 13 opposition parties signed a letter urging the PM to immediately open up its vaccination rollout
With 368,147 new cases over the past 24 hours, India’s total infections stand at 19.93 million, on Monday, while total deaths are 218,959, according to health ministry data.
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