Asia Today: Fourth-worst-hit India sees rural virus cases soar; chairman of a chain of pharmacies in Beijing sentenced to 15 years in prison

A couple watches solar eclipse from the roof of their house in New Delhi, India, Sunday, June 21. India’s Covid-19 (coronavirus) caseload on Monday (June 22) has risen to 425,282 as infections soar in rural areas to which migrant workers fleeing major cities have returned in recent weeks. - AP

NEW DELHI (AP): India’s Covid-19 (coronavirus) caseload on Monday (June 22) has risen to 425,282 as infections soar in rural areas to which migrant workers fleeing major cities have returned in recent weeks.

India’s health ministry on Monday reported 14,821 new cases and about 300 new deaths, bring the toll of fatalities up to more than 13,000. The coastal state of Goa reported its first Covid-19 death.