By AFP More by this AuthorNew DelhiIndia's coronavirus death toll passed 35,000 on Friday, overtaking that of Italy, as floods affecting millions and killing almost 350 hampered the battle against the pandemic. Many experts have cast doubt on India's official numbers saying that authorities are not testing enough people and that many coronavirus-linked deaths are not properly recorded. AdvertisementLast week a similar study indicated that almost a quarter of people in the capital, New Delhi, have had the virus -- almost 40 times the official total. Annual monsoon floods in eastern and north-eastern India that have displaced tens of thousands in the region were meanwhile hampering efforts to stop the deadly virus spreading. "Reaching out to flood victims and providing them help is not easy due to fear of the pandemic," relief worker Mahendar Yadav said.

Source: Daily Nation July 31, 2020 08:09 UTC