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India reports 1,26,789 fresh cases, 685 deaths in last 24 hours
India reports 1,26,789 fresh cases, 685 deaths in last 24 hours
With 1,26,789 new Covid-19 cases, India recorded its highest single-day spike since the beginning of the pandemic last year.
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India has reported a record spike of 1,26,789 fresh Covid-19 cases and 685 deaths in the past 24 hours.
With this, India s total number of cases stands at 1,29,28,574. In the past 24 hours, India has also recorded 59,258 discharges and 685 deaths, as per the Union Health Ministry.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said 25,26,77,379 samples have been tested so far for Covid-19. Of these, 12,37,781 samples were tested yesterday.
NEW DELHI (BLOOMBERG) - India s fight against a renewed wave of coronavirus infections is beset by vaccine shortages in several states and cities including the financial capital, Mumbai.
The nation s worst-hit state, Maharashtra, has only three days worth of vaccines in stock, Health Minister Rajesh Tope told reporters Wednesday (April 7), even as the country reported a record of over 115,000 daily new cases. Maharashtra alone accounts for some 55,000 infections. Other states, including southern Andhra Pradesh is also running low on shots, according to the Economic Times.
The steep jump in infections from early February, when the country reported around 11,000 daily infections, has forced states to reinstate movement curbs and other restrictions. Maharashtra has halted all non-essential services, ordered private companies to work from home, and shut malls and restaurants through April.
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Protesters wearing protective suits and masks display placards while laying on the street near the Election Commission office in Kolkata on April 7 during a demonstration demanding the halt of the ongoing state legislative election and campaign rallies amid the rising number of Covid-19 cases. (Photo: AFP)
In the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, India has missed the forest for the trees. And a second wave has caught the nation napping.
On March 24, 2020, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi placed India under a complete Covid-19 lockdown, the South Asian nation had only 390 cases and nine deaths.
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BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said to address the shortage of remdesivir, the Maharashtra government should procure the drug from states that are not witnessing a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and take action against black marketing of the injection.
Speaking to reporters at Nagpur airport, Fadnavis said the state government should pay attention to the availability of remdesivir, as instances of black marketing had been reported last year. The same is happening now as well. Not all states are witnessing a second wave. Hence, the government should procure remdesivir from states that are not in the second wave of the pandemic and companies that are producing the drug, he said.