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A new Covid-19 surge hit India after loosening restrictions and public complacency set in, with variants possibly at play. Infections among its population have continued to rise each day since it recorded the world’s biggest ever single-day jump last week. https://on.wsj.com/3dSnQuH
India’s health ministry reported nearly 350,000 new cases on Sunday. Meanwhile, only 1.5% of the country’s over 1.3 billion people had been fully vaccinated. https://on.wsj.com/3vljbrb
Scientists are trying to understand how a little-known variant dubbed the "double mutant" is contributing to India’s Covid-19 surge, which threatens to cripple its healthcare system https://on.wsj.com/3tSeTHm
India trails many other countries in the genomic sequencing necessary to track emerging Covid-19 variants, creating a blind spot for local and global health officials https://on.wsj.com/3ewgqN1
Amid skyrocketing infections, India is simultaneously carrying out one of the most logistically complex vaccination campaigns. Some doses will be transported hundreds of miles—by truck, plane, scooter, boat and even on foot—before reaching remote villages. https://on.wsj.com/2QxNhZJ
India’s government ordered Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to block about 100 social media posts criticizing its handling of the Covid-19 surge in the country, sparking public anger and allegations of censorship https://on.wsj.com/2PoRpL7
