May 31, 2021

While India is still slothful in handling its domestic virus surge caused by a highly transmissible mutated variant, COVID-19 variants that were detected in India continue to be exported to neighboring countries, triggering a wave of epidemic resurgence in more Asian countries.

Vietnam, a country once hailed as exemplary in fighting against the epidemic, is now being challenged by a suspected new coronavirus variant, a hybrid of the strains that were first detected in India and the UK, media reported.

The passive prevention and control measures by the Indian government have contributed to the variants spilling over to other Asian countries, Chinese observers said, warning India's neighboring countries to further raise their response levels and speed up vaccine administration rates to tackle the new threats.

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