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Download document (PDF | 3.06 MB) Regional Situation With over 6.6 million confirmed cases, India has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the region, and second globally. On top of the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergencies there is a 75% likelihood of La Niña materialising between September 2020 - March 2021. Countries at high risk of possible La Niña impacts in Asia and the Pacific are: Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, the Philippines, Tonga, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Afghanistan and Iran. The pandemic continues to spread across Asia and the Pacific. India, Iran, the Philippines and Indonesia continue to...