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Devotees take holy dips in the river Ganges during Shahi snan or a Royal bath at Kumbh mela, in Haridwar in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Monday, April 12, 2021. As states across India are declaring some version of a lockdown to battle rising Covid cases as part of a nationwide second-wave, thousands of pilgrims are gathering on the banks of the river Ganga for the Hindu festival Kumbh Mela. The faithful believe that a dip in the waters of the Ganga will absolve them of their sins and deliver them from the cycle of birth and death. (AP Photo/Karma Sonam)
Huge gatherings at India's Hindu festival as virus surges

By Neha Mehrotra And Sheikh Saaliq 5 hrs ago

A medical worker in a booth takes a nasal sample from a man at a coronavirus testing site in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 12, 2021. The new mayor of South Korea's capital demanded swift approval of coronavirus self-testing kits, saying that his city urgently needs more tools to fight the pandemic and keep struggling businesses open. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Asia Today: India records another surge in COVID-19 cases

6 hrs ago

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, file photo, Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly receives a COVID-19 vaccine injection in Topeka, Kan. In March 2021, Kelly enacted a law giving legislative leaders power to revoke her emergency orders. Top Republican lawmakers immediately used it to scuttle a Kelly order meant to encourage counties to keep mask mandates in place. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
The Latest: Romanians protest restrictions as cases top 1M

By The Associated Press Apr. 10, 2021 06:10 AM EDT

People get nasal swabs taken for COVID-19 tests in the Mare Complex favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 8, 2021. Nations around the world set new records Thursday for COVID-19 deaths and new coronavirus infections, and the disease surged even in some countries that have kept the virus in check. Brazil became just the third country, after the U.S. and Peru, to report a 24-hour tally of COVID-19 deaths exceeding 4,000. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Countries worldwide hit new records for virus cases, deaths

By Michelle R. Smith Apr. 08, 2021 01:49 PM EDT

Sachin Tendulkar out of hospital after COVID treatment

Apr. 08, 2021 10:01 AM EDT
NEW DELHI (AP) — India cricket great Sachin Tendulkar returned home on Thursday after nearly a week in a Mumbai hospital with the coronavirus. ...

FILE - In this March 3, 2018, file photo, a view from outside Angkor Wat temple is seen in Siem Reap, northwestern Cambodia. Cambodia is closing the Angkor temple complex to visitors because of a growing COVID-19 outbreak. On Thursday, April 8, 2021, the Health Ministry said 113 cases were reported from local transmission, with two deaths. The ministry traced the outbreak to a foreign resident who broke hotel quarantine to visit a nightclub.  (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)
Asia Today: Modi gets 2nd vaccine dose as India hits record

Apr. 08, 2021 12:25 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2021, file photo, a staff member, right, of the Pongnam Noodle House disinfects the hands of a woman coming into its restaurant in Pyongyang, North Korea. Isolated North Korea has continued to claim a perfect record in keeping out the coronavirus in its latest report to the World Health Organization, on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. At the beginning of the pandemic more than a year ago, North Korea shut its borders and described its efforts to keep out the virus as a “matter of national existence.” It banned tourists, jetted out diplomats and still severely limits cross-border traffic while quarantining tens of thousands of people who have shown symptoms. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)
Asia Today: India sees another record rise in virus cases

Apr. 06, 2021 11:28 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 15, 2021, file photo, boxes of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and provided through the global COVAX initiative arrive at the airport in Mogadishu, Somalia. The world's largest vaccine maker, based in India, will be able to restart exports of AstraZeneca doses by June if new coronavirus infections subside in the country, its chief executive said Tuesday, April 6. On March 25, COVAX announced a major setback in its vaccine rollout because a surge in infections in India had caused the Serum Institute of India to cater to domestic demand, resulting in a delay in global shipments of up to 90 million doses. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)
AP Interview: India could resume vaccine exports by June

By Aniruddha Ghosal Apr. 06, 2021 10:18 AM EDT

An Indian paramilitary person walks past people standing in queue to cast their votes in a polling station during the third phase of assembly election in Gauhati, India, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Voters in four Indian states and a union territory are casting their ballots, in elections seen as a test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government which is battling the latest surge in coronavirus cases. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Indian states vote amid latest surge in coronavirus cases

Apr. 06, 2021 03:51 AM EDT

People wearing masks board a bus in Mumbai, India, Monday, April 5, 2021. India reported its biggest single-day spike in confirmed coronavirus cases since the pandemic began Monday, and officials in the hard-hit state home to Mumbai are returning to the closure of some businesses and places of worship in a bid to slow the spread. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
India's daily virus cases soar past 100,000 for first time

By Sheikh Saaliq Apr. 05, 2021 01:35 AM EDT

An Indian police officer wearing mask patrols at the Gateway of India in Mumbai, India, Monday, April 5, 2021. India reported its biggest single-day spike in confirmed coronavirus cases since the pandemic began Monday, and officials in the hard-hit state home to Mumbai are returning to the closure of some businesses and places of worship in a bid to slow the spread. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Asia Today: Philippines extends lockdown as infections spike

Apr. 04, 2021 11:48 PM EDT

Tendulkar admitted to hospital with COVID-19

Apr. 02, 2021 05:47 AM EDT
MUMBAI, India (AP) — Indian cricket great Sachin Tendulkar has been hospitalized, one week after testing positive for coronavirus. ...

A health worker administers the COVISHIELD vaccine for COVID-19 at a Government Fever Hospital in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, April 1, 2021. India is accelerating its vaccination drive by opening it up for everyone above 45 years just as cases spike sharply after several months. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
India fights virus surge, steps up jabs amid export row

By Krutika Pathi And Sheikh Saaliq Apr. 01, 2021 01:29 AM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press Mar. 31, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Wednesday, March 31, the 90th day of 2021. There are 275 days left in the year. Today’s...

Isaac Kivai, who scavenges recyclables for a living, puts on a protective suit found in the trash at Dandora, the largest garbage dump in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, Sunday, March 28, 2021. Trash pickers, who are not eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine shot, say the gear especially protects them from the weather during the rainy season. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Vital to a clean world, scavengers left to plead for vaccine

By Aniruddha Ghosal Mar. 29, 2021 09:51 PM EDT

An Indian woman smeared in colors and wearing mask embraces her child during Holi festival celebrations in Mumbai, India, Monday, March 29, 2021. Hindus threw colored powder and sprayed water in massive Holi celebrations Monday despite many Indian states restricting gatherings to try to contain a coronavirus resurgence rippling across the country. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
Indians gather for Holi celebrations as virus cases surge

By Sheikh Saaliq Mar. 29, 2021 03:05 AM EDT

A Turkish man wearing a mask to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus walks in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, March 26, 2021. Daily COVID-19 infections in Turkey surged above 26,000 on Friday, weeks after the government eased restrictions in dozens of provinces under a so-called "controlled normalization" program. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
The Latest: Navajo Nation extends "safer at home" order

By The Associated Press Mar. 27, 2021 08:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 file photo, Sachin Tendulkar poses with the 'Best Sporting Moment Award' during the 2020 Laureus World Sports Awards in Berlin, Germany. Indian cricket great Sachin Tendulkar has tested positive for the coronavirus and is quarantining at home, it was announced Saturday, March 27, 2021. The 47-year-old Tendulkar is test cricket’s all time leading run-scorer.  (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, file)
Indian cricket great Tendulkar tests positive for COVID-19

Mar. 27, 2021 07:17 AM EDT

Voters stand in a queue to cast their votes during the first phase of elections in West Bengal state in Pirakata, India, Saturday, March 27, 2021. Voting began Saturday in two key Indian states with sizeable minority Muslim populations posing a tough test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity amid a months-long farmers’ protest and the economy plunging with millions of people losing jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
Modi's party seeks big win as 2 key Indian states vote

By Ashok Sharma Mar. 27, 2021 12:07 AM EDT

People wearing protective masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk under cherry blossoms Friday, March 26, 2021, in Tokyo. The Japanese capital confirmed more than 370 new coronavirus cases on Friday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
The Latest: Texas state judge upholds Austin's mask mandate

By The Associated Press Mar. 26, 2021 05:40 AM EDT

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