Among the headlines for Thursday, 15 April, 2021, Malaysia reports a total of 2,148 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the total number of infections to 367,977. This is the first time Malaysia records over 2,000 cases in a day since 6th March 2021.

Also, India logs more than 200,000 new coronavirus cases overnight, skyrocketing past 14 million overall, as an intensifying outbreak puts a grim weight on its fragile health care system.

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