India has the second-most COVID-19 infections in the world, after the U.S. In other developments in the Asia-Pacific region:— The small Pacific nation of Micronesia has reported its first case of the coronavirus after a crewmember on an arriving ship tested positive. Panuelo said one crew member aboard the government ship Chief Mailo had tested positive after the ship had returned from the Philippines following more than a year of drydock repairs. He said the crew member has been isolated on board, that all other crew remain on board, and that the ship is being monitored daily by law enforcement. Micronesia, home to 100,000 people, had been among just a few nations to have avoided the virus altogether.

Source: Daily Sun January 12, 2021 05:26 UTC