India faces similar challenges as it clocked a record daily number of cases across a vast nation where medical facilities are uneven and many COVID-19 infections are likely to be undiagnosed. After the United States, Brazil is the hardest-hit country with 64,265 deaths, followed by Britain, Italy and Mexico. "If we don't change the trajectory, then I am within two weeks of having our hospitals overrun. Critics allege India is conducting very few tests, leaving the true scale of the pandemic unknown. - Military medics -In South Africa, dozens of military medics were deployed on Sunday after a surge in infections in East Cape province.

Source: Bangkok Post July 05, 2020 22:52 UTC