NEW DELHI: India's total Covid-19 caseload neared 20 million and oxygen shortages exacerbated a devastating second wave on Monday, as the EU proposed new rules that could allow travellers who are fully vaccinated to enter the bloc.
Bolton boxing champ Amir Khan urges people to donate to his Indian emergency appeal If you look at the hospitals now, they are full. Patients are being turned away and there s very little oxygen there.
Professional boxer Amir Khan has launched an emergency appeal to help provide support towards India s coronavirus crisis (Image: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)
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India nears 20 million Covid cases as Europe eyes opening up
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Last Updated: May 03, 2021, 04:50 PM IST
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Amid severe shortages, India s federal and state authorities have been scrambling to get extra oxygen to hospitals, including by sourcing it from the steel industry and sending special Oxygen Express trains. International aid has also poured into the country.
India s total Covid-19 caseload neared 20 million
India s total Covid-19 caseload neared 20 million and oxygen shortages exacerbated a devastating second wave on Monday, as the EU proposed new rules that could allow travellers who are fully vaccinated to enter the bloc.
Cases have soared by around eight million since the end of March, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi under growing pressure to take decisive action to reverse the surge.
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