New Covid variant from India worrying Asian countries

Covid-19 rages in India, accounting for 46 percent of the world’s new cases. A new variant first discovered in India has been found to be highly infectious, resulting in the collapse of the country’s health care sector. India reported nearly 2.6 million new cases last week, according to official data. The new variant is likely to be more dangerous for other countries due to its mutating capabilities. India’s large population and growing Covid-19 cases are creating anxiety in other Asian countries and the world. The second wave in India has spread to neighboring countries. Many countries have detected the new Indian variant resulting in increased Covid-19 cases in Asian countries.

The new variant is deadly, and the outbreak continues to spread. Neighboring countries, including Nepal and Sri Lanka, have seen an increase in Covid-19 cases. South Asian countries sharing borders with India have experienced a rise in Covid infections. Pakistan has seen an average increase of 4,187 cases in the last week, Bangladesh on May 6 saw an increase of 1,822 cases with 41 new deaths, Nepal saw a daily surge of more than 7,000 new cases and Sri Lanka saw a drastic increase in one week with 1,895 new cases on May 6. India’s neighbors have limited vaccine supply and basic health care resources, which is creating a grave situation because of the new variant.