India is spiraling deeper into Covid-19 crisis. Here s what you need to know By: CNN
By Jessie Yeung, CNN
(CNN) In February, it seemed like India had gotten Covid-19 under control, with daily cases falling nearly 90% from the peak of the first wave last year.
Now, the country is experiencing the world s worst outbreak. Daily cases have been rising continuously for the past 10 days; on Monday, India reported 352,991 new cases, breaking yet another record for the highest single-day figure globally.
On the ground, these numbers translate to heart wrenching tragedy. Photos show grieving families dressed in full protective suits at mass cremations, performing last rites surrounded by dozens of other burning funeral pyres. Hospitals have run out of basic medical supplies, with many patients dying due to oxygen shortages. Family members are driving from clinic to clinic, frantically searching for open ICU beds for their loved o
2021-04-27 04:46:57 GMT2021-04-27 12:46:57(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
People line up for the COVID-19 vaccine at a stadium in Guwahati, India, April 22, 2021. (Str/Xinhua)
NEW DELHI, April 26 (Xinhua) India in the past days has witnessed a record increase in daily COVID-19 cases, placing mounting pressure on the populous country s already overburdened healthcare system.
In this South Asian country, patients gasped at the crowded, crisis-hit hospitals, where a shortage of medicines as well as non-availability of beds and oxygen continued to be worsened. People cried for help as their family members lay motionless inside cars, on stretchers and in beds.
Lacking oxygen, scores in India suffocate to death as COVID-19 infections reach record high
Setting yet another grim record, India’s new COVID-19 infections surpassed 300,000 for the fifth day in a row yesterday. A further 352,991 cases were reported Monday, the highest single-day total ever recorded in India or, indeed, anywhere.
Izhaar Hussain Shaikh, left, an ambulance driver who works for HelpNow, and others pick up a COVID-19 patient from his home in Mumbai, India May 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Officially, India’s active case count stands at more than 2.6 million, underscoring the potential for continued exponential growth in COVID-19 infections. This in a country where hundreds of millions live in squalid urban slums or in rural areas where public health facilities do not exist; and where in great metropolitan centres, like Mumbai and Delhi, the health care system has already been overwhelmed by the deluge of COVID-19 cases.
Delhi Hospitals Say Oxygen Situation Better, Reopen Admissions Delhi Hospitals Say Oxygen Situation Better, Reopen Admissions Medical facilities across the city and its suburbs put out desperate pleas for help on social media and other platforms last week, flagging their dwindling stock of oxygen.
However, an official of a private hospital said the crisis is still there. (Representational)
New Delhi:
After days of scrambling for oxygen, hospitals in Delhi on Tuesday said they are in a comparatively better situation in terms of supply and have reopened admissions.
Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the national capital, medical facilities across the city and its suburbs put out desperate pleas for help on social media and other platforms last week, flagging their dwindling stock of oxygen.
NEW DELHI: It’s been a week since hospitals in Delhi began facing oxygen scarcity, with even deaths resulting. But on Monday, many hospitals, including Jaipur Golden where 20 people died due to low oxygen pressure, were still having a difficult time with replenishments.
Dr D K Baluja, medical director, Jaipur Golden Hospital, said, “We have called our supplier numerous times, but there’s no response. We have gas to last only till 7pm and this after having already seen a tragedy in our hospital.” Baluja claimed the hospital was supposed to receive new stocks, but it was uncertain whether the vendor had sent out the oxygen tanker. “If the vehicle has started out, we don’t know its dispatch number and details,” he said.