Published on: Friday, May 07, 2021
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Workers load oxygen cylinders onto a hand cart to be carried inside the COVID-19 wards at a government run hospital in Jammu, India, Friday, May 7, 2021. With coronavirus cases surging to record levels, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing growing pressure to impose a harsh nationwide lockdown amid a debate whether restrictions imposed by individual states are enough. (AP photo)
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced growing pressure Friday to impose a strict nationwide lockdown, despite the economic pain it will exact, as a startling surge in coronavirus cases that has pummeled the country’s health system shows no signs of abating.
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People infected with COVID-19 in villages are being treated in makeshift outdoor clinics, with IV drips hanging from trees.
As deaths soar, crematoriums and burial grounds have been swamped with bodies, and relatives often wait hours to perform the last rites for their loved ones.
Merchants support tougher measures
The situation is so dramatic that among those calling for a strict lockdown are merchants who know their businesses will be affected but see no other way out.
People wear masks as they shop at a vegetable and fruit market in Kochi, India, on Friday.(Arunchandra Bose/AFP/Getty Images) Only if our health is good, will we be able to earn, said Aruna Ramjee, a florist in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru. The lockdown will help everyone, and coronavirus spread will also come down.
India s Modi under pressure to impose lockdown amid continued Covid-19 surge
The country has confirmed a record 414,188 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours. By Press Association Friday 7 May 2021, 8:48 AM May 7th 2021, 8:48 AM 10,138 Views 4 Comments
People bringing a person who died from Covid-19 to a converted crematorium in New Delhi.
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INDIAN PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi is facing growing pressure to impose a nationwide lockdown amid a Covid-19 surge as experts ponder the effectiveness of restrictions imposed by individual states.
India today recorded a new record of 414,188 confirmed cases in the past 24 hours.
Its tally has risen to more than 21.4 million since the pandemic began.
Pressure rises for India lockdown; COVID surge breaks record again
India: Cremations continue non-stop at Ganges River By Associated Press | May 7, 2021 at 11:06 AM EDT - Updated May 7 at 11:06 AM
NEW DELHI (AP) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced growing pressure Friday to impose a strict nationwide lockdown, despite the economic pain it will exact, as a startling surge in coronavirus cases that has pummeled the country’s health system shows no signs of abating.
Many medical experts, opposition leaders and even Supreme Court judges are calling for national restrictions, arguing that a patchwork of state rules is insufficient to quell the rise in infections.