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Some parts of Asia appear to have gotten a grip - albeit a tenuous one - on Covid-19 in recent days, compared with the situation in Europe and the United States where cases are spiralling and are barely contained. India - which has recorded Asia's highest number of infections at more than 8.2 million cases - has seen its daily count fall steadily since the peak in mid-September. Although it reported another 45,000 new cases on Monday (Nov 2), that number is less than half of the daily figure about six weeks ago. Indonesia - South-east Asia's worst-hit nation -...