India Covid 19: Infections on the rise across South Asia

There’s growing concern over the situation in Nepal As India battles a major coronavirus wave, there’s concern about rising infection levels in neighbouring countries. Travel and other restrictions have been introduced amid fears that poorly resourced local health services will be unable to cope. What’s happened to case numbers? In India, daily case numbers and deaths began rising in March and then surged dramatically. What went wrong with coronavirus in India? Is India’s second wave slowing? India’s immediate neighbours have also seen numbers rising – although on different trajectories. There’s particular concern about Nepal, which saw sharply rising infections in…