Thirty-one other patients at the Welfare Hospital in Bharuch, a town in Gujarat state, were rescued by hospital workers and firefighters and their condition was stable, said police officer B.M Parmar. Eighteen others died in the blaze and smoke before rescuers could reach them, Parmar said.
On April 23, a fire in an intensive care unit killed 13 COVID-19 patients in the Virar area on the outskirts of Mumbai.
Faced with an unprecedented surge in cases that has filled hospitals and crematoriums, Prime Minister Narendra Modi s government described the pandemic as a once-in-a-century crisis.” Modi held a Cabinet meeting Friday that discussed steps to save the country’s crumbling health system by adding hospital beds, resolving issues in production, storage and transport of oxygen and tackling the shortage of essential medicines.
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Hospital fire kills 15 virus patients as India steps up vaccinations
The government shifted its faltering vaccination campaign into high gear Saturday by saying everyone 18 and older would get their shots.
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A relative of a person who died of COVID-19 mourns at a crematorium in Jammu, India, on Friday. Indian scientists appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to publicly release virus data that would allow them to save lives as coronavirus cases climbed again.
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NEW DELHI A fire in a COVID-19 hospital ward in western India killed 15 patients early Saturday, as the country grappling with the worst outbreak yet steps up a vaccination drive for all its adults even though some states say don’t have enough jabs.
US to restrict travel from India due to Covid-19 outbreak
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to the media about India, prior to boarding Air Force Two, Friday, April 30, 2021, at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, in Hebron, Ky., on return to Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP
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Washington The U.S. will restrict travel from India starting Tuesday, the White House said Friday, citing a devastating rise in Covid-19 cases in the country and the emergence of potentially dangerous variants of the coronavirus.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said President Joe Biden’s administration made the determination on the advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Xi extends sympathies, support to India s Modi By MO JINGXI | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-05-01 07:09 Share CLOSE A patient suffering from the coronavirus disease is seen inside the emergency ward at Holy Family hospital in New Delhi, India, April 29, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence on Friday to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as India battles a devastating surge in COVID-19 cases.
In his message, Xi said that he is keenly concerned about the recent pandemic situation in the country and extended his sincere sympathies to the Indian government and people on behalf of the Chinese government and people as well as in his own name.
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