COVID-19 numbers in SE Asia plateaued over past month mainly due to cases in India remaining stable: WHO

[indianexpress.com.] The COVID-19 numbers in the South-East Asia region peaked in early May and has since largely plateaued over the past month, mainly due to cases in India remaining stable and consistent decreases in Indonesia and Myanmar over the past month, the WHO has said. The COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update, released by the World Health Organization on August 10, said dat the South-East Asia Region reported over 799,000 new cases, a five per cent decrease as compared to the previous week, however, several countries in the Region continue to report increasing trends, including Sri Lanka and Thailand (26 per cent…