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In India's northeast there's fear of a virus surge to come

by WASBIR HUSSAINANIRUDDHA GHOSAL
| May 12, 2021 12:21 AM

GAUHATI, India (AP) — With experts saying the coronavirus is likely spreading in India’s northeastern state of Assam faster than anywhere else in the country, authorities were preparing Monday for a surge in infections by converting a massive stadium and a university into hospitals.

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