India's coronavirus cases cross 200,000, peak still weeks away COVID19
NEW DELHI - India's coronavirus infections crossed 200,000, official figures showed on Wednesday, and a peak could still be weeks away in the world's second-most populous country, where the economy has begun reopening after a lockdown imposed in March.
"We are very far away for the peak," said Dr Nivedita Gupta, of the government-run Indian Council of Medical Research. Government officials have previously said it could be later this month, or even July, before cases start to fall off.Six other nations, including the United States, Britain and Brazil, have higher caseloads, and in India's favor, at least its mortality rate has been comparably low.
These included states such as Bihar, Odisha and Uttarakhand, which traditionally supply the bulk of migrant workers."Our preventive measures have been very effective. We are in a much better position vis-a-vis other countries," she said.
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