Second Covid-19 wave testing India's 'capacity to bear pain': Modi

India on Sunday reported 349,691 new coronavirus infections, taking the total to 16,960,172.

A second wave of Covid-19 infections is testing Indians' "patience and capacity to bear pain", said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday when the country recorded a record number of fresh infections for the fourth consecutive day.

"Many of our near and dear ones have left us untimely. After successfully confronting the first wave of Corona, the country was full of enthusiasm, full of self-confidence, but this storm has shaken the country,” said Modi on 'Mann Ki Baat', his monthly radio programme.

India this morning reported 349,691 new coronavirus infections, taking the total to 16,960,172. The country had 2,767 deaths--the