NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's novel coronavirus infections rose to almost 3.8 million on Wednesday, as states continued to relax rules on movement despite the surge in cases. The country reported 78,357 new cases in the past 24 hours, according to federal health data, taking total infections to 3,769,523. India's total cases lag only the United States and Brazil, which it will overtake in days based on current trends. Authorities in the capital New Delhi are due to meet later on Wednesday to discuss the reopening of the city's metro, despite fresh cases there sitting at a two-month high. (Reporting by Alasdair Pal in New Delhi; Editing by Stephen Coates)

Source: The Star September 02, 2020 06:56 UTC