India Deaths Top 200,000; Spain Eyes June Tourists: Virus Update Bloomberg 3 hrs ago Bloomberg News
(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.
Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister warned the country faces a “very high” threat of a new outbreak after reporting its first domestic virus case in a month. At least eight provinces in Thailand have declared a nighttime curfew, while Taiwan reported three new local cases, but sees low risk of community spread.
India surges past 200,000 Covid deaths amid record new cases
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NEW DELHI (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.
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 carrying the toll to 201,187.
Vietnam Warns of Outbreak Risk; Japan Eyes Moderna: Virus Update Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister warned the country faces a “very high” threat of a new outbreak after reporting its first domestic virus case in a month on Tuesday. As the outbreak in India grows, the Philippines will ban all travelers from the country, as well as those who recently traveled there.
Australia said it will give about 2,050 athletes and support staff bound for the Tokyo Olympics early priority access to Covid-19 vaccines. Malaysia extended its conditional lockdown in Kuala Lumpur and four other states.
BANGALORE (REUTERS) - India s Covid-19 death toll surged past 200,000 on Wednesday (April 28) as shortages of oxygen, medical supplies and hospital staff compounded a record number of new cases of the virus.
India s second wave of Covid-19 infections has seen at least 300,000 people a day test positive for the past week, overwhelming healthcare facilities and crematoriums and driving an increasingly urgent international response.
In the past 24 hours, 360,960 new cases were recorded, the largest single-day total in the world, taking India s total to nearly 18 million. A further 3,293 deaths, the deadliest day so far, took the death toll to 201,187.
Experts believe the official tally vastly underestimates the actual toll in the country of 1.3 billion.
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