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After Latin America, Asia accounts for about one-fourth of the global Covid-19 caseload of 42.1 million. With over 163,000 deaths, the region accounts for some 14 per cent of the global Covid-19 toll, the report said. It further said that within the region, South Asia led by India is the worst affected, with nearly 21 per cent of the reported global coronavirus cases and 12 per cent of deaths. This contrasts with countries like China and New Zealand that have crushed infections and Japan, where coronavirus had been stubbornly entrenched but not accelerating. India is the worst-hit country in the...
