India suffers vaccine shortages as Covid-19 surges, South Asia News & Top Stories


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MUMBAI (AFP) - More than 700 million people across India were facing coronavirus vaccine shortages on Thursday (April 8), local media reported, as infection numbers hit yet another daily record. Case numbers had eased in India but a second wave of the virus has since returned with a vengeance, with more than 126,000 new infections recorded in the previous 24 hours, a new record. Several regions have tightened curbs on activity while Maharashtra, the current epicentre of India's epidemic and home to mega city Mumbai, is set to enter a lockdown at the weekend. Prime Minister Narendra Modi received his...