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May 8, 2021 by archyde India surpassed this Saturday for the first time 4,000 daily deaths, a new record for this country hit by an unstoppable
second hello and that it has been a week since it began to vaccinate all adults, without great progress.
Deaths in the last 24 hours in India amounted to 4,187, This brings the total from the beginning of the pandemic to 238,270 deaths, keeping India as the third country with the most deaths only behind the United States and Brazil, according to data from the Indian Ministry of Health. In addition, with 401,078 new infections, about 13,100 less than yesterday,
infections in India stood at 21.8 million, surpassed only by the United States with 32.6 million, an unstoppable rate in the Asian country that has registered more than 400,000 new cases during the last three days. The new maximum of more than 4,000 daily deaths contrasts with the situation in the country just a month ago, when despite the fact t
COVID-19 in India: Switzerland sends hundreds of oxygen concentrators and 50 respirators
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Switzerland is supporting India in its fight against COVID-19. Swiss Humanitarian Aid has sent several hundred oxygen concentrators and 50 respirators, worth about CHF 3 million, to assist hospitals in India.
On Thursday, a cargo aircraft carrying more than 13 tons of medical supplies left Zurich for New Delhi. The consignment comprises 600 oxygen concentrators, purchased by Swiss Humanitarian Aid from private sector suppliers, and 50 respirators donated by the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS).
The respirators were purchased by the Armed Forces Pharmacy in accordance with Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) requirements to support the Swiss healthcare system. Prior enquiries were made to ensure that these respirators are not needed in Switzerland. The supplies sent to India also include body bags.
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“As part of this most recent announcement, the government will work directly with Direct Relief to assist to allocate the need allocation in the country,” said Courtney Roberts, director of social impact and global health at Lilly. “Allocation will be based on disease burden and hospitalization rates.”
According to its website, Direct Relief is a humanitarian organization that works in the U.S. and internationally to “equip doctors and nurses with life-saving medical resources to care for the world’s most vulnerable people.”
The drug is called baricitinib. Studies show it is successful in treating severely infected hospitalized patients requiring supplemental oxygen. According to one Indianapolis doctor, this is exactly what the struggling country needs.
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