India's COVID-19 infections at two-month low

Finally, India is seeing a downtrend in the number of COVID-19 cases.

On Sunday, India reported 114,460 new COVID-19 infections, the lowest in two months, while the death toll increased by 2,677.

New Delhi and other cities are working towards allowing more businesses to operate and movement rules to be relaxed from Monday onwards.

Elsewhere in Asia, though, cases continue to rise or stay near peaks.

In Malaysia, 6,241 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Sunday while the number of patients in the intensive care unit hit a record for the 13th consecutive day.

Even Australia, one of the more successful countries in containing the disease, saw a jump in COVID-19 cases on Monday, albeit from a low base.

In Taiwan, the government announced on Monday that it will extend COVID-19 restrictions for another two weeks until 28 June and schools will remain shut until the summer vacation.