Prognosis
Thai Streets Deserted While Traffic Jams Return in India
- Traffic conditions across Asia reflect virus control situation
- Delhi drivers return while those in Southeast Asia stay home
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With the delta variant of Covid-19 roiling the Asia-Pacific, where vaccination rates remain low, activity on roads and highways provides vital clues to each country’s success at controlling the pandemic that’s claimed millions of lives worldwide.
Data compiled by Apple Inc. show a jump in mobility across nations such as India as it emerges from a deadly wave and eases lockdowns amid falling infection figures. More traffic has also been observed in Japan despite rising virus cases and calls for a wider declaration of a state of emergency with the Tokyo 2020 Olympics under way.