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By Neha Arora and Tanvi Mehta
NEW DELHI, April 28 (Reuters) - India s toll from the coronavirus surged past 200,000 on Wednesday, the country s deadliest day, as shortages of oxygen, medical supplies and hospital staff compounded a record number of new infections.
The second wave of infections has seen at least 300,000 people test positive each day for the past week, overwhelming healthcare facilities and crematoriums and fuelling an increasingly urgent international response.
IFRC urges unity to vaccinate the world against COVID-19 as countries unite to help India
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Kuala Lumpur/Delhi/Geneva, 28 April – The terrible toll of death and illness unfolding in India reinforces that this pandemic is far from over. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) urges the whole world to unify and provide vaccines for everyone, while upholding public health measures, in order to stem the transmissions of COVID-19.
The Indian Red Cross, with the support of the IFRC, is working alongside authorities to help the people of India with lifesaving medical equipment including oxygen cylinders, ventilators, anti-viral drugs, blood services, testing and vaccinations.
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India s Coronavirus Deaths has been devastating as it claimed more than 200,000 lives on Wednesday, a day of death. Problems with respirators, medical supplies, and fewer medical professionals as infection increased.
India s coronavirus deaths have been terrible
For the past week, at least 300,000 people tested positive for the second wave of outbreaks, disrupting health services and cremations and sparking an increasingly urgent international reaction, reported Reuters.
The world s largest single-day total of 360,960 infections were reported was documented during the last 24 hours, taking India s total number of infections to nearly 18 million. It was also the worst day so far, with 3,293 fatalities increasing the total number of people killed to 201,187.
Indians rush for vaccines as COVID-19 death toll passes 200,000
By Neha Arora and Sanjeev Miglani
Reuters
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indians struggled to register online for a mass vaccination drive set to begin at the weekend as the country s toll from the coronavirus surged past 200,000 on Wednesday, worsened by shortages of hospital beds and medical oxygen.
The second wave of infections has seen at least 300,000 people test positive each day for the past week, overwhelming health facilities and crematoriums and prompting an increasingly urgent response from allies overseas sending equipment.
The last 24 hours brought 360,960 new cases for the world s largest single-day total, taking India s tally of infections to nearly 18 million. It was also the deadliest day so far, with 3,293 fatalities carrying the toll to 201,187.