India's Covid-19 infections surpass China, but contagion slowing

So far India's death rate appears better with 2,752 fatalities reported, compared with China's 4,600. FMTNews Covid19

A child looks on as a train transporting migrant workers to Bihar leaves the state of Maharashtra last Thursday.

So far the death rate in India appears far better, according to health ministry data, with 2,752 fatalities reported, compared with China’s 4,600. The toll in the United States, United Kingdom and Italy is much higher. Indian officials say the low death rate could be because a majority of people infected with the virus were either asymptomatic or had mild symptoms and that the vast shutdown imposed early on had helped avoid a major catastrophe.

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