A medical representative collects a swab sample from a resident for the coronavirus test in a residential area in Mumbai on Monday (Sept 7). India overtook Brazil on Sept 7 as the country with the second highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases, even as key metro train lines re-opened as part of efforts to boost the South Asian nation's battered economy. - AFP
NEW DELHI, Sept 7, 2020 (AFP): India overtook Brazil on Monday as the country with the second highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases, even as key metro train lines re-opened as part of efforts to boost the South Asian nation's battered economy.
India has emerged in recent weeks as the new global pandemic hotspot, although cases continue to soar across the globe with reported infections worldwide nearing 27 million and deaths surpassing 880,000.
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