India's Covid-19 cases pass 2 million mark

The rate of spread appears to be increasing after a daily jump of more than 60,000 cases. FMTNews

Health workers screen residents for Covid-19 symptoms at Dharavi, one of Asia’s biggest slums in Mumbai, India on Aug 3.

But with Asia’s third-largest economy reeling — tens of millions of migrant workers lost their jobs almost overnight — the restrictions have been steadily eased. Now smaller cities and rural areas — where 70% of Indians live — have begun to see case numbers rising sharply. A similar probe earlier in July indicated that almost a quarter of people in the capital, New Delhi, have had the virus — almost 40 times the official total.

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