Coronavirus surges in India as infections spread from cities

India has overtaken Brazil to become the country with the second-highest number of coronavirus infections, spurred by a surge of cases in small towns, more rural and poorer areas. The densely populated country of 1.4bn is adding roughly 90,000 new cases every day as it eases out of one of the world’s most draconian lockdowns in an attempt to revive its battered economy. In poorer regions such as Bihar, fragile health infrastructure is ill-prepared to cope with the onslaught.