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India's festive season spawns fears of renewed virus surge

by Sheikh Saaliq
| October 28, 2020 12:03 AM

NEW DELHI (AP) — Just weeks after India fully opened up from a harsh lockdown and began to modestly turn a corner by cutting new coronavirus infections by near half, a Hindu festival season is raising fears that a fresh surge could spoil the hard-won gains.

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