Asian neighbours fear spillover from India's 'double mutant' virus


Patients receive treatment inside a Covid-19 ward in a hospital, in Bangalore, India, April 30, 2021. - Xinhua

BEIJING (Global Times): The "double mutant" variant that is wrecking havoc in India is feared to be spilling into neighbouring countries and is starting to affect Southeast Asia.

Experts warned that without strict border controls and anti-virus measures, countries in South and Southeast Asia would fall into a grave situation, given their weak medical systems and lack of vaccines, and they suggested anti-virus cooperation with China may be helpful.

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