India sets record with over 400,000 corona cases a day
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May 2, 2021
ISLAMABAD: India’s devastating Covid surge accelerated further on Saturday with more than 400,000 new cases recorded in 24 hours, as it opened its faltering vaccination programme to all adults.
India on Saturday set yet another daily global record with 401,993 new cases, taking its tally to more than 19.5 million. Another 3,688 people died in the past 24 hours, raising the overall fatalities to 215,523. Experts believe both figures are an undercount.
Indian authorities lowered their guard in the early part of the year after infections fell, lifting restrictions on most activity and allowing mass religious and political gatherings to take place. Less then two months after the health minister said India was in the “end game” of the pandemic and New Delhi sent millions of vaccines abroad, the surge has sent worried Indians rushing for the jabs still in the country.
India sets new record with over 400,000 corona cases
Top Story
May 2, 2021
ISLAMABAD: India´s devastating Covid surge accelerated further on Saturday with more than 400,000 new cases recorded in 24 hours, as it opened its faltering vaccination programme to all adults.
India on Saturday set yet another daily global record with 401,993 new cases, taking its tally to more than 19.5 million. Another 3,688 people died in the past 24 hours, raising the overall fatalities to 215,523. Experts believe both figures are an undercount.
Indian authorities lowered their guard in the early part of the year after infections fell, lifting restrictions on most activity and allowing mass religious and political gatherings to take place. Less then two months after the health minister said India was in the end game of the pandemic and New Delhi sent millions of vaccines abroad, the surge has sent worried Indians rushing for the jabs still in the country.
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday commended the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) efforts on achieving growth of 57 percent in April 2021 with collections recorded at Rs382 billion, compared to Rs240 billion in April last year.