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India’s deepening Covid crisis may cost Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a key election, as initial voting trends show his governing BJP party trailing in West Bengal’s state poll. Modi has been widely criticized for continuing to holdi mass rallies in the state in the run-up to the vote as infections grew.

Daily daily deaths from Covid-19 rose to a new record of 3,689 in India on Sunday, while the number of coronavirus cases slipped slightly a day after becoming the first country in the world to cross the 400,000 mark. That offered little respite for the nation’s health care system, which is stretched to its limit and is struggling with shortages of oxygen and medical goods.

India Covid Cases Slow; Thai Death Toll at Record: Virus Update Bloomberg 5/3/2021 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lost a crucial election as India’s Covid crisis deepens, with an official in his Bharatiya Janata Party conceding defeat in the populous state of West Bengal. Modi had been widely criticized for continuing to hold mass rallies in the state as infections rose. Talks starting this week between the U.S. and the World Trade Organization over expanding access to vac...

India Cases Pass 400,000; Australia’s Jail Threat: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago The number of daily coronavirus cases in India crossed the 400,000 mark for the first time as the nation struggles to contain its latest outbreak. The nation opened up vaccinations to all adults on Saturday. India needs to shut down for a few weeks to control the Covid-19 outbreak, Anthony Fauci, one of the leading global voices on the pandemic, told the Indian Express newspaper in an interview. President Joe...

President Joe Biden banned most travel to the U.S. from India beginning Tuesday as the country struggles to combat the worst surge of coronavirus cases in the world. Passengers on airplanes, buses and other forms mass transportation in the U.S. will have to keep wearing masks.

India Cases Pass 400,000; Russia’s 10-Day Holiday: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago The number of daily coronavirus cases in India crossed the 400,000 mark for the first time as the nation struggles to contain its latest outbreak. The nation opened up vaccinations to all adults on Saturday. India needs to shut down for a few weeks to control the Covid-19 outbreak, Anthony Fauci, one of the leading global voices on the pandemic, told the Indian Express newspaper in an interview. President Joe...

India Crisis Deepens; U.S., Australia Limit Travel: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago (Bloomberg) -- The number of daily coronavirus cases in India crossed the 400,000 mark for the first time, the highest for any nation, as countries rush supplies of oxygen and medical goods to the world’s second-most populous nation. New Delhi extended its lockdown by a week. © Bloomberg Worlds Biggest Covid Crisis Threatens Modis Grip on India President Joe Biden banned most travel from India to the U....

India Crisis Deepens; U.S., Australia Limit Travel: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago The number of daily coronavirus cases in India crossed the 400,000 mark for the first time, the highest for any nation, as countries rush supplies of oxygen and medical goods to the world’s second-most populous nations. President Joe Biden banned most travel from India to the U.S., while offering more medical supplies. Australia announced that it’s nationals in India will face a fine of up to $51,000 and f...

The number of daily coronavirus cases in India crossed the 400,000 mark for the first time, the highest for any nation, as countries rush supplies of oxygen and medical goods to the world’s second-most populous nation. New Delhi extended its lockdown by a week, and a fire killed 18 patients in a Covid-19 ward in western India.

Global Cases Top 150 Million; NYC to Reopen: Virus Update Bloomberg 28 mins ago Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- Global cases of the coronavirus topped 150 million, with India remaining at the epicenter of the pandemic after reporting record new infections and deaths on Thursday. Brazil’s fatalities exceeded 400,000 as the country recorded more Covid-19 deaths in the first four months of the year than in all of 2020. Singapore’s daily community infections climbed to the highe...