Alarm over new coronavirus outbreaks as India cases hit one million

AP Explains Virus Outbreak India

Fresh outbreaks of coronavirus, even in places as far flung as China’s western Xinjiang region, are prompting worldwide moves to guard against the pandemic, as the number of confirmed cases globally approaches 14 million.

India on Friday said it had surpassed one million cases, third only to the United States and Brazil, with nearly 25,000 deaths.