India’s coronavirus epidemic overtakes Russia as Indonesia, Philippines see continued surge

The Philippines and Indonesia both recorded worrying surges in coronavirus cases on Monday, in stark contrast to their Southeast Asian neighbours where the pandemic appears to be subsiding.Meanwhile, India overtook Russia to become the third worst-affected nation by the coronavirus after reporting 24,248 new cases on Monday, while Australia has closed the borders of its two most populous states in response to a fresh spike in cases.Indonesia reported 70 casualties from the coronavirus on Monday…