VIRUS CORONA - A second wave of the coronavirus could derail efforts by governments to reopen economies and ease lockdown restrictions. Here is a rundown of countries and regions with the highest infection rates and measures taken to curb infection rates.
INDIA
Since India started gradually easing lockdowns of its 1.3 billion people imposed in March, the pace of the virus spread has accelerated sharply.
India has reported roughly 10,000 new infections daily over the last week and the country's case count surpassed Britain on Friday, making it the fourth most affected country globally.
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The western state of Maharashtra, home to financial hub Mumbai, has been the hardest hit with roughly a third of all cases in India. With nearly 100,000 cases, Maharashtra alone has recorded more infections than all of China.
PAKISTAN
New cases have surged in Pakistan since the government lifted lockdowns on May 9 citing economic pressure. It has reported record number of new infections since early June, also partly due to increased testing.
Of 23,000 daily tests, more than one in five have been positive over the last 10 days. Before the lockdown was lifted the number of positive tests was approximately 1 in 10, government statistics show.
The World Health Organization recommended this week that Pakistani authorities reimpose "intermittent lockdowns" of targeted areas, saying the country did not meet the WHO's conditions for lifting restrictions.
INDONESIA
Coronavirus cases keep rising across the world's fourth most populous nation. The country reported 1,241 new cases on Wednesday, its biggest daily rise for a second successive day, and added 979 new cases on Thursday.
It resumed domestic flights this week, while the capital Jakarta began easing social restrictions last week.
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