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Coronavirus infections in Asia passed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the region records a resurgence in cases, dominated by the BA. 2 Omicron sub-variant. COVID19

A man reacts as a health worker collects a swab sample during a rapid antigen testing campaign for coronavirus disease , at a railway station in Mumbai, India, January 13, 2022.A man reacts as a health worker collects a swab sample during a rapid antigen testing campaign for coronavirus disease , at a railway station in Mumbai, India, January 13, 2022.tally, as the region records a resurgence in cases, dominated by the BA. 2 Omicron sub-variant.

South Korea leads the world in the daily average number of new cases reported, accounting for one in every four infections reported globally each day, as perWhile the number of cases has levelled off since earlier in March, the country is still reporting over 300 deaths on average each day, with authorities ordering crematoriums nationwide to operate longer.

China has reported over 45,000 new cases since the start of this year, a figure higher than it reported in all of 2021. Even Though China has inoculated 90% of its population, not enough elderly people have received booster doses, making them susceptible to reinfections. India alone accounts for 43 million COVID-19 cases, more than the total in the next three worst-hit Asian countries of Japan, South Korea and Vietnam.

 

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