India's COVID-19 crisis: US pledges sustained help in tackling Coronavirus situation - Tackling the crisis, he said, was important not just for the people of India but for US, given India's essential role as global provider of vaccines.
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Published: 28 Apr 2021 11:13 AM BdST
Updated: 28 Apr 2021 12:42 PM BdST People prepare funeral pyres for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victims during a mass cremation at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
India s toll from the coronavirus surged past 200,000 on Wednesday, the country s deadliest day yet, as shortages of oxygen, medical supplies and hospital staff compounded a record number of new infections. );
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The second wave of infections has seen at least 300,000 people test positive each day for the past week, overwhelming healthcare facilities and crematoriums and driving an increasingly urgent international response.
The last 24 hours brought 360,960 new cases for the world s largest single-day total, taking India s tally of infections to nearly 18 million. It was also the deadliest day so far, with 3,293 fatalities taking the toll to 201,187.
How India s Covid Outbreak Got This Bad And Other Questions How India s Covid Outbreak Got This Bad And Other Questions In April, events have taken a different turn. Images that have gone viral on social media show bodies heaped in makeshift crematoriums. Hospital beds and oxygen are scarce.
Nearly 90% of the India s total supply of oxygen has been diverted to health care facilities.
In February, health care workers and epidemiologists in India puzzled over their good fortune. Coronavirus case counts had gone down, demand for ventilators was manageable and experts predicted that the country would be spared a major second wave.
UPDATE 4-India s coronavirus toll tops 200,000 after record surge in cases Reuters 3 hrs ago India reports record single-day rise in infections, deaths Overwhelmed crematoriums burn bodies in parks, parking lots Biden pledges support as international aid ramps up (Adds detail on vaccination rates, IT firms, other medical supplies)
By Neha Arora and Tanvi Mehta
NEW DELHI, April 28 (Reuters) - India s toll from the coronavirus surged past 200,000 on Wednesday, the country s deadliest day, as shortages of oxygen, medical supplies and hospital staff compounded a record number of new infections.
The second wave of infections has seen at least 300,000 people test positive each day for the past week, overwhelming healthcare facilities and crematoriums and fuelling an increasingly urgent international response.
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(Bloomberg) New global coronavirus cases rose for the ninth consecutive week by a record 5.7 million, as a 52% surge in India outweighed declines in most regions, the World Health Organization said. India’s death toll surpassed 200,000 while Sri Lanka recorded a record number of cases.
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