Retesting ordered as coronavirus cases spike in India

An Indian woman wearing white protective gear mourns after taking a glimpse of her husband’s body (AP)

India has edged closer to recording nearly 100,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hours as it ordered the retesting of many people whose first screening results were from a less reliable method than is being widely used.

According to the health ministry, India recorded another spike of 96,551 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its caseload to 4.56 million.