India's CCP virus surge has, as of Wednesday, claimed over 200,000 lives, a grim milestone in a pandemic-ravaged country whose health system has been strained to breaking point.
India s deadliest day as official Covid fatalities top 200,000 - but is the real total DOUBLE that? Officials warn supremely contagious variant is hitting people harder
India logged 3,293 new deaths from Covid today, a new one-day record, taking its overall toll to 201,187
But experts have warned the true toll could be double that or even higher as India only counts those who die in hospitals, which are currently full with many patients left to die at home or in the streets
The country also reported its highest one-day case total yet, 360,960, as the crisis shows no sign of slowing
Delhi chief minister said wave driven by supremely contagious variant that makes people sicker for longer
UK to send India life-saving mobile oxygen factories that supply scores at time
From CNN’s Amy Cassidy and Sarah Dean
Britain s Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks during a virtual press conference inside the new Downing Street Briefing Room in London on April 28. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool/AFP/Getty Images
The UK will send three mobile oxygen factories that produce enough oxygen per minute to support 50 people at a time, as it battles a devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the British government announced on Wednesday.
In a statement, the Foreign Office said the three oxygen generation units – each the size of a shipping container would be sent from surplus stock from Northern Ireland and would produce 500 liters of oxygen per minute each, which is enough for 50 people to use at a time.
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Exchange house waives charges on funds being remitted to PM Cares Fund
Remittances from the UAE to India have picked up since the outbreak of the latest Covid-19 wave, as people in India increase their dependency on NRIs working here in the UAE.
In addition, some of the local exchange houses are also supporting India by waiving charges on remittances being sent to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s PM Cares Fund for Covid-19. (Check out the latest gold/forex rates in UAE)
“There has been a noticeable increase in remittances being sent by our Indian customers to their families during India’s latest Covid-19 outbreak. Over the past few days, we have announced that we will waive all our charges to any funds being sent to the PM Cares Fund, which supports India’s fight against the virus,” said Hasan Fardan Al Fardan, CEO of Al Fardan Exchange.
India s coronavirus deaths exceed 200,000 after record surge in cases 28 Apr 2021 / 15:06 H. People lower the body of Laeeq Ahmed, 67, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), into a grave during his funeral at a graveyard in New Delhi, India, April 27, 2021. –Reuters
NEW DELHI: 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.
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.