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Coronavirus infections flare-up across the region, again
Even as countries were making steady progress in vaccinating people, the number of coronavirus infections continued to flare-up in several locations across Asia.
India added more than 100,000 infections over the last 24 hours, a record increase that has pushed its richest state to order offices to work from home and malls and restaurants to shut for the month of April. Maharashtra was due to halt all non-essential services from tonight. The surge in cases comes as five states in the country hold elections.