Asia Today: 4th-worst-hit India sees rural virus cases soar

India’s coronavirus caseload has risen to 425,282 as infections soar in rural areas to which migrant workers fleeing major cities have returned in recent weeks

Virus cases surge in US, India, but slow in China, Korea

The world is recording the largest daily increases yet in coronavirus cases, with infections soaring in India’s rural villages after migrant workers fled major cities

Coronavirus lockdowns increase poaching in Asia, Africa

The coronavirus pandemic has led to a spike in poaching in India and other parts of the world

Long-dreaded virus increase hits Iraq as new cases soar

In Baghdad’s vast exhibition grounds, masked workers are setting up makeshift coronavirus wards amid a surge in new virus cases

UN says Afghan health workers facing deliberate attacks

A new United Nations special report raises concerns over what it says are recent “deliberate attacks” against health care workers and facilities in Afghanistan

U.N.: Afghan healthcare personnel were deliberately attacked

The United Nations has released a special report expressing concerns over what it called recent “deliberate attacks” against healthcare workers and facilities in Afghanistan during the COVID-19 pandemic

Virus Outbreak Afghanistan Daily Life

US says its embassy in Kabul battling coronavirus outbreak

The U.S. State Department says COVID-19 infections have been reported at its embassy in the Afghan capital

US Embassy in Kabul battling COVID-19 infections

The US State Department says COVID-19 infections have been reported at its embassy in the Afghan capital and the staff who are affected include diplomats, contractors and locally employed staff

Pakistan cricket squad to leave for England on June 28

The Pakistan cricket team will leave for England on June 28 to play a series containing three tests and three Twenty20 internationals