India records more than 4 million Covid-19 cases

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in India has passed four million. Over eighty three thousand new cases were recorded between Thursday and Friday. And it took only two weeks for the figure to jump from three to four million. This surge comes as the country is trying to further ease lockdowns.

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(Photo: An Indian health worker takes swab samples of suspected people for coronavirus COVID-19 in Bangalore. Credit: EPA/Jagadeesh NV)