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Mortuary workers load the body of a person, who died from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), to an ambulance for cremation, at a Hospital in New Delhi, India May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Coronavirus chronicle

Indian states impose stricter lockdowns as Covid deaths hit record high

Medical experts say the real numbers of Covid-19 cases and fatalities are likely to be far higher than official tallies

FILE PHOTO: A woman waits at the Berlin Brandenburg airport, as EU countries begin closing their doors to travelers from the United Kingdom amid alarm about a rapidly spreading strain of coronavirus, in Schoenefeld, Germany, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
Coronavirus chronicle

EU agrees 'dark red' Covid-19 zones with stricter travel limits