More than 168,000 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in India in 24 hours, surpassing Brazil.
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India, with a population of 1.3 billion, has seen a rapid spread of the new coronavirus in recent weeks. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 13.5 million infections have been registered in the country.
In Brazil, a total of 13.48 million people have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus.
Experts have already warned that large pre-election rallies, religious festivals and gatherings in public places in India, without wearing masks and distance, increase the risk of virus outbreaks.
“The whole country has been carefree,” one expert told AFP.
In India, more than 873,000 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the last seven days, up 70% from the previous seven days, according to data compiled by AFP.
By comparison, in Brazil, approximately 497,000 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in the past seven days, up 10% from the previous seven days, while less than 490,000 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in the United States, an increase of 9%, according to AFP. .
In India, many states and areas severely affected by the virus have imposed restrictions in the fight against the pandemic, including the state of Maharashtra, which has warned that a strict quarantine regime could be imposed in the coming days.
India’s central government and state governments have tried to avoid strict quarantine regimes to avoid further damage to the economy, but as the number of cases continues to rise sharply, restrictions may need to be tightened.
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