India suffers worst coronavirus surge, with world vaccine supply hit

People wait for their turn to be administered Covishield vaccine at a government hospital in Hyderabad, India (Mahesh Kumar A/AP)

India is experiencing its worst pandemic surge, with average daily infections exceeding 130,000 over the past week.

The spike, which can be seen across the country, is particularly alarming because the country is a major vaccine producer and a critical supplier to the UN-backed Covax initiative. That program aims to bring jabs to some of the world’s poorest countries.