Prognosis
Covid Threatens Comeback After India’s Neighbors Beat First Wave
- Pakistan, Bangladesh have earned praise for virus containment
- Infections rise as festivals, weddings and winter get underway
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When Prime Minister Imran Khan addressed Pakistan last week, he thanked higher powers for sparing his country the damage Covid-19 wreaked on neighboring India. While the boast wasn’t unfounded, concerns are growing that new waves emerging around the world could yet devastate the rest of South Asia.
“God saved us from disaster,” Khan said in his six-minute speech. “We came out much better.”