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 Nepali Congress urges government to protect citizens after Saudi drone… Trump envoys confront Zelensky as US-Ukraine tensions escalate Indian Foreign Secretary to visit Nepal ahead of Balen’s India… Climate loss and damage fund approves $20 Million grant for… BJP claims Rahul Gandhi visited Vietnam amid voter roll row Iran says US must end pressure before talks resume Top Headlines Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms1 Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month5 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative6 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 CIAA to take action against 16,700 govt employees for not submitting property details Pandemic may not halt festivities 16 DSPs recommended for promotion to SPs (With Recommendation List) There are no qualms with Nepal Army: Ministry of Defense India, China issue five-point joint statement agreeing to disengage, ease tension in border areas Refusing to continue stay order, Patan High Court clears way for Bhatta to work as Investment Board’s CEO Republic Nepal’s first Head of the State Girija Prasad’s statue unveiled Bayern Blast their Way Through to the UCL Final