Dr Nazrul Islam, the officer in charge of the development research branch at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the lead author.
India s coronavirus infections ebb but states struggle for vaccines
Reuters | May 25, 2021 04:07 PM EDT
Patients suffering from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) receive oxygen support as they sit inside a classroom turned COVID-19 care facility on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, (Photo : REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas)
India s official tally of daily infections of coronavirus fell to the lowest in nearly six weeks in the past 24 hours, offering hope that a devastating second wave is ebbing, but government leaders said shortages of vaccines were a big concern.
Barely 3% of the country s 1.3 billion people have been vaccinated, the lowest rate among the 10 countries with the most COVID-19 cases, leaving India and its ill-equipped healthcare system vulnerable to a potential third wave, experts say.
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Top 10 Covid updates: No signs that third wave will affect children severely, says AIIMS chief
A look at the biggest coronavirus developments of the day.
Here’s a look at the top updates on Monday:
There is no indication that the third wave of Covid-19 will affect children severely, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Director Dr Randeep Guleria said during the Centre’s press briefing . Lav Agarwal, the joint secretary in the Union health ministry, told reporters that India was witnessing a steady decline in coronavirus cases since the last 17 days.
India reported 2,22,315 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number of infections to 2,67,52,447 since the pandemic first broke out in January 2020. The toll climbed by 4,454 to 3,03,720. With this, India is now the third country in the world, after the United States and Brazil, to log over 3 lakh deaths.
Cyclone Tauktae: Hunt on for 51 missing after barge sinks near Mumbai
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Wednesday May 19, 2021
People who were stranded at sea due to Cyclone Tauktae exit an Indian Navy Sea King Mk.42C helicopter, after they were rescued by the Indian Navy, at INS Shikra, Colaba, Mumbai, India, May 18, 2021. Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas
AHMEDABAD/MUMBAI: Naval vessels and aircraft scoured the waters off India s west coast on Wednesday after the most powerful cyclone in more than two decades battered the region, sinking a barge and killing 22 aboard, authorities said.
Cyclone Tauktae unleashed waves of up to 25 feet (7.6 m) offshore before it hit the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat during the past two days, leaving a trail of destruction that killed 61 others, authorities said.