Covid-19 in South Asia: Have India’s neighbours managed the pandemic better?


Source: indiatoday.in indiatoday.in

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With over 54 lakh Coronavirus cases, India has already taken over Brazil and now has the second-largest number of confirmed Covid-19 cases. It has also reported more than 87,000 deaths, the third-highest in the world. India’s numbers are among the world’s highest in absolute terms, but among the world’s lowest in relative terms and this one line pretty much sums up the entire story of India’s Covid-19 numbers. Though, there is one area that complicates this analysis - its own neighbourhood. Within South Asia, India is by far the largest country, with over 1.3 billion people as against Pakistan’s 221...