India sees biggest coronavirus surge in four months

Elderly Indians wait to receive a Covid-19 vaccine in Mumbai (Rafiq Maqbool/AP)

India has reported its highest number of coronavirus cases in four months, amid a worrying surge that has prompted multiple states to return to some form of restrictions on public gathering.

The Health Ministry reported 43,846 new cases in the past 24 hours, the worst single-day increase since mid-November.