गृहपृष्ठ ∕ International ∕ India has the second-highest confirmed coronavirus cases surpassing Brasil International India has the second-highest confirmed coronavirus cases surpassing Brasil KathmanduPati September 07, 2020 New Delhi: India’s coronavirus cases have risen up to 4,208,645surpassing Brasil’s 4,137,606 to become the country with the second-highest confirmed coronavirus cases after the United States, which has 6,460,421 cases. India’s death toll of 71,711 is the third highest in the world only behind the US (193,253) and Brazil (126,686). For the last seven days, India’s coronavirus cases have surged more than 75,000 daily. More than 60% of the active cases came from five states- Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. A reason why there has been such an exponential increase in the coronavirus cases in India is the government’s decision to lift the lockdown after the country’s economy was disrupted and because it was severely affecting the country’s poor. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Indian youth leader vows protest despite detentions Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize India’s voter roll revision sparks protests French student protests escalate into National crisis, hundreds of schools… Australia announces A$15 Million more for flood-hit Nepal US prepares for possible major military strike on Iran, Axios… Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around This time’s Teej, social distancing please! Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020 The FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact billions of rupees through dubious channels Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world Nearly three dozen Chinese manufacturers show interest in supplying electric buses to Nepali government The envisioned Defense University and its rationale
