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India's coronavirus cases cross 1.0 million

A healthcare worker wearing protective gear takes swab from a man for a rapid antigen test to tackle the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, at a check-up point on a bus terminal in Ahmedabad, India, July 13, 2020 — Reuters/Files
A healthcare worker wearing protective gear takes swab from a man for a rapid antigen test to tackle the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, at a check-up point on a bus terminal in Ahmedabad, India, July 13, 2020 — Reuters/Files

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India’s cases of novel coronavirus crossed the million mark, the health ministry data showed on Friday, as infections spread out into the smaller towns and the countryside following the lifting of a vast lockdown.

Only the United States and Brazil have a higher number of cases. India’s total deaths stood at 25,602 the health ministry said.

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