SINGAPORE — After a period of success in containing Covid-19 infections, some countries in Asia are once again beating back an emergence of Covid-19 that has infected over 130 million people worldwide and killed nearly 3 million.
While mass vaccination drives have started for most countries worldwide, Asian nations such as India and the Philippines have found themselves back in lockdown and imposing even stricter measures, as they face an increasing number of new infections daily.
India, which is grappling with its second wave of infections, saw record increases of new cases, with more than 100,000 daily on at least five days last week.
Total deaths also rose to over 168,0…
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