China appears to have tamed a new outbreak of the coronavirus in Beijing, once again demonstrating its ability to quickly mobilize vast resources by testing nearly 2.5 million people in 11 days.But elsewhere in the world, cases were surging Wednesday.
India reported a record daily increase of nearly 16,000 new cases. Mexico, where testing rates have been low, also set a record with more than 6,200 new cases.
Live updates: Coronavirus in Canada In the U.S., increases over the past few days have jumped to near the level of the outbreak’s previous peak in April.