The US is expected to have 300 million or more coronavirus vaccine excess doses by the end of July, raising concerns on uneven global distribution of Covid vaccines, according to a new research.The research from the Duke Global Health .
Indian Officials Report More Than 117 People Dying From COVID Every Hour
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A shortage of oxygen and surging COVID rates are ravaging hospitals in India, which reported Monday that more than 117 people in the country are dying every hour as its total amount of infections reached more than 17.3 million.
Desperate doctors are pleading for oxygen canisters for their dying patients on social media as the country set a new infection record for the fifth day in a row with more than 350,000. I feel helpless because my patients are surviving hour to hour, Dr. Gautam Singh told the
Situation in India beyond heartbreaking, head of WHO says as countries pledge help
The WHO has redeployed 2,600 staff members from other programs in India to help support the effort to fight the surging cases of COVID-19.
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World rallies to help India with deepening COVID-19 crisis
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2:50As India tries to cope with its worsening COVID-19 crisis, countries from around the world are sending aid to help with its shortage of medical oxygen, vaccines and other supplies. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade, File)2:50
The situation in India, where COVID-19 cases have surged, is beyond heartbreaking, and the World Health Organization is sending extra staff and supplies there to help fight the pandemic, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.
Dr Gautam Singh dreads the daily advent of the ventilator beeps, signalling that oxygen levels are critically low, and hearing his critically ill patients start gasping for air in the New Delhi emergency ward where he works.
Like other doctors across the country, which on Monday set another record for new coronavirus infections for a fifth day in a row at more than 350,000, the cardiologist has taken to begging and borrowing cylinders of oxygen just to keep his most critical patients alive for one more day.
On Sunday evening, when the oxygen supplies of other nearby hospitals were also near empty, the desperate 43-year-old took to social media, posting an impassioned video plea on Twitter.
Amid Second Virus Wave, the World Responds to India’s Distress Call
Countries, companies and powerful members of the diaspora have all pledged to pitch in, but it likely won’t be enough to stop the unfolding catastrophe.
A man receiving oxygen outside a Sikh house of worship in Delhi on Sunday.Credit.Atul Loke for The New York Times
April 26, 2021Updated 4:52 p.m. ET
NEW DELHI Oxygen generators from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Raw material for coronavirus vaccines from the United States. Millions in cash from companies led by Indian-American businessmen.
As a second wave of the pandemic rages in India, the world is coming to the rescue.