The coronavirus continues to spread at a rapid rate as both India and the United States post record spikes in daily cases of COVID-19.
India has reported another record spike of 28,637 new COVID-19 infections in one day, as the virus continues to spread at a rapid pace.
On a positive note, the rate of recoveries has increased to almost 63 per cent. More than 500,000 patients who contracted the disease have been cured, according to the Health Ministry.In the United States, the country hardest hit by the coronavirus, 66,528 new cases were posted on Saturday, a record for a 24-hour period, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University.
"So we went for a very early lockdown, we went for a very early travel restriction and the result of that, three months down the road ... yes, the actual caseload today is large, it is not large in proportion to the population," Mr Jaishankar said. It ranks third after the United States and Brazil among countries with the largest number of infections.
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