South Asia surpasses 30 million coronavirus cases

Coronavirus infections in the South Asia region surpassed 30 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally of official data, led by India which is struggling with a second Covid-19 wave and a vaccine shortage across the region.

India, the second most-populous country in the world, this month recorded its highest Covid-19 death toll since the pandemic began last year, accounting for just over a third of the overall total.

The South Asia region – India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka – accounts for 18 per cent of global cases and almost 10 per cent of deaths. But there is growing suspicion that official tallies of infections and deaths are not reflecting the true extent of the problem.

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