Asia Today: Indian capital struggles with surge in cases

NEW DELHI (AP) — India has reported 45,674 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, with the capital coping with a sharp surge of nearly 7,000 cases a day this week. India’s tally of confirmed cases — currently the second largest in the world behind the United States – has exceeded 8.5 million. India has seen an overall steady dip in new cases after touching nearly 100,000 a day in mid-September. However, the tally in New Delhi continues to hover around 7,000 a