India’s coronavirus epidemic overtakes Russia as Indonesia, Philippines see continued surge

The Philippines and Indonesia both recorded worrying surges in coronavirus cases over the weekend, in stark contrast to their Southeast Asian neighbours where the pandemic appears to be subsiding.Meanwhile, India overtook Russia as the country with the third-highest number of coronavirus cases after setting a daily record for new infections on Sunday, while Australia has closed the borders of its two most populous states in response to a fresh spike in cases.Indonesia reported 82 casualties…

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