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TOPSHOT - In this photograph taken on June 16, 2020, a health official collects a swab sample from a man to test for the COVID-19 coronavirus after authorities eased restrictions imposed as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in New Delhi. - Early optimism that South Asia might have dodged the worst ravages of the coronavirus pandemic has disappeared as soaring infection rates turn the densely populated region into a global hot spot. After several months trailing the US and western Europe, cases of COVID-19 are surging across South Asia -- home to almost a quarter of the world's population -- where the virus is wreaking havoc on fragile medical systems and underfunded health agencies are pushed to breaking point. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP) / To go with 'HEALTH-VIRUS-INDIA-PAKISTAN-BANGLADESH-AFGHANISTAN'