28 April 2021 - 21:15 By Reuters A health worker wearing PPE carries a patient suffering from Covid-19 outside the casualty ward at Guru Teg Bahadur hospital in New Delhi, India. 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. Image: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
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.
Overwhelmed crematoriums burn bodies in parks, parking lots People rush to register online for vaccine (Adds hospital struggling for oxygen, details from families)
By Neha Arora and Sanjeev Miglani
NEW DELHI, April 28 (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.
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By Reuters | April 28th 2021
India s new infections hit 200, 000 on Wednesday after a week of a surge in new infections. [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 fueling an increasingly urgent international response.
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.
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