With hospitals scrabbling for beds and oxygen in response to a deadly second surge in infections
Reuters
May 06, 2021
Men wearing protective suits stand next to the body of their relative, who died from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), before her cremation at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, India, May 4, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS NEW DELHI:
A top scientific adviser to the Indian government warned on Wednesday the country would inevitably face further waves of the coronavirus pandemic, as almost 4,000 people died in the space of a day.
With hospitals scrabbling for beds and oxygen in response to a deadly second surge in infections, the World Health Organization said in a weekly report that India accounted for nearly half the coronavirus cases reported worldwide last week and a quarter of the deaths.
As COVID-19 rages in India, scientist warns further waves inevitable
Reuters | May 06, 2021 12:02 AM EDT
A man mourns as he sits next to the burning pyre of a relative, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during his cremation, at a crematorium in New Delhi, India (Photo : REUTERS/Adnan Abidi)
A top scientific adviser to the Indian government warned on Wednesday the country would inevitably face further waves of the coronavirus pandemic, as almost 4,000 people died in the space of a day.
With hospitals scrabbling for beds and oxygen in response to a deadly second surge in infections, the World Health Organization said in a weekly report that India accounted for nearly half the coronavirus cases reported worldwide last week and a quarter of the deaths.
COVID-19 spreads to rural India, villages ill-equipped to fight it
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Last Updated: May 06, 2021, 09:15 PM IST
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Government modelling had forecast a peak by Wednesday in infections that have overwhelmed the healthcare system, with hospitals running out of beds and medical oxygen. A record 412,262 new cases and 3,980 deaths were reported over the past 24 hours, taking total infections past 21 million and the overall death toll to 230,168, Health Ministry data showed.
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While India is the world s biggest vaccine maker, it is struggling to produce enough doses.
Hopes that India s rampaging second wave of COVID-19 is peaking were set back on Thursday as record daily infections and deaths were reported and as the virus spread from cities to villages that were poorly equipped to cope.
India Records More Than 400,00 New COVID-19 Daily Cases
The government s principal scientific adviser, K. VijayRaghavan, warned that even after infection rates subside the country should be ready for a third wave.
Lilaben Gautambhai Modi, 80, wearing an oxygen mask, sits inside an ambulance as she waits to enter a COVID-19 hospital for treatment, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ahmedabad, India, May 5, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave
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New Delhi: India reported on Thursday more than 400,000 coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, while deaths rose by a record 3,980.
The nation’s tally has surged past 21 million, boosted by the record 412,262 new cases. Its death toll now stands at 230,168, health ministry data show.
COVID-19 second wave reaches ill-equipped rural India
While the capital New Delhi and several other cities have been hardest hit so far, limited public healthcare, including a dearth of testing facilities, means the threat is grave in rural areas that are home to nearly 70% of the 1.3 billion population
Reuters | May 6, 2021 | Updated 20:54 IST
A record 412,262 new cases and 3,980 deaths were reported over the past 24 hours
Hopes that India s rampaging second wave of COVID-19 is peaking were set back on Thursday as record daily infections and deaths were reported and as the virus spread from cities to villages that were poorly equipped to cope.