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PM Modi says India shaken by coronavirus ‘storm’, U.S. readies help

Asia Pacific · 9:43 AM UTC

India set a new global record of the most number of COVID-19 infections in a day, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged all citizens to be vaccinated and exercise caution, saying the "storm" of infections had shaken the country.

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