Asia Today: India sees another surge, hot spots shut again

Several Indian states imposed weekend curfews and locked down high-risk areas as its coronavirus cases surge.The number of confirmed infections neared 900,000 on Monday with a record 28,701 cases reported in the past 24 hours.The Health Ministry on Monday also reported another 500 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking India's total reported fatalities from COVID-19 up to 23,174.