A wave of coronavirus infections is spreading beyond India to its neighbours, creating an opening for China to make inroads into a region New Delhi considers its backyard by providing vaccines and medical assistance.
Cases in Nepal have risen to more than 3,000 a day from fewer than 100 in March, as alarm mounts about strains first identified in India and the UK. The percentage of positive tests, an indication that virus spread is accelerating, has jumped to 25 per cent, higher than in India.
Bangladesh is also battling a surge in cases, although its daily infections have fallen from a peak this month to about 3,500. Cases are rising in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, too.
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