Microbiologists process coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests in a lab at the Government Medical College in Kochi, India, April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Sivaram V
NEW DELHI/MALE (Reuters) - The number of people infected with the coronavirus crossed 22,000 in densely populated South Asia on Friday driven by a rise in cases in India as the tiny Indian Ocean island nation of Maldives locked down its capital.
Health officials have warned that the region, home to a fifth of the world's population, could be the new frontline against the disease because of millions living in packed slums and fragile public health systems.
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