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India: Responding to the COVID-19 crisis and other urgent needs
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The second wave of COVID-19 is reaching extremely alarming levels in India, with 329,942 daily new infections reported on May 10. MSF has scaled up its COVID intervention in Mumbai, in Maharashtra state, where the increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases have devastated the health care system and overwhelmed health care providers. Mumbai is a densely populated city, with almost 42 percent of the population living in low-income housing with poor hygiene facilities -putting them at very high risk of infection.
Health care workers are already stretched to their limits, and face increasing numbers of cases and people who need hospital beds. MSF is concerned about the risk of infection to health workers, which could further reduce India s capacity to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
Cyclone Tauktae: Indian Navy carries out rescue operation in Kochi ANI | Updated: May 15, 2021 22:44 IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 15 (ANI): In the wake of cyclone Tauktae, the Indian Navy s Relief Team from Southern Naval Command along with one Quick Reaction Team from INS Dronacharya provided assistance to flood hit villages of Malaghapady, Companypadi, and Maruvakkad in Chellanam panchayat at Kochi on Saturday.
As per an official statement of Southern Naval Command, teams undertook rescue of personnel, provisioning of food and water and shifting of people trapped in houses to relief camp at St Mary s High School Chellanam in the harsh weather conditions.