NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reviewed the operations being undertaken by the Indian Air Force (IAF) to transport oxygen and other essentials in India and abroad amid the Covid surge in the country.
The Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat today called on the Prime Minister and reviewed the preparations and operations being undertaken by the Armed Forces to deal with the pandemic.
Rawat briefed PM that all medical personnel from armed forces who have retired or taken pre-mature retirement in the last 2 years are being recalled to work in Covid facilities within proximity of their present place of residence, said a release issued by the Prime Minister Office (PMO).
India has called on its armed forces to help tackle the devastating crisis
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The first emergency medical supplies trickled into Covid-stricken India on Tuesday as part of efforts to staunch a catastrophic wave in the latest pandemic hotspot, with the United States also pledging to export millions of AstraZeneca vaccine doses.
India s infection and death rates are growing exponentially, overwhelming hospitals, in contrast to some wealthier Western nations that are starting to ease restrictions.
The virus has now killed over 3.1 million people worldwide, with India driving the latest surge in global case numbers, recording more than 2,800 deaths on Monday.
India s Total COVID-19 Death Toll Nears Two Lakh
While the number of new cases is down slightly today, it is likely that this is because of a fall in testing.
A patient suffering from COVID-19 waits to get admitted, outside Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, April 23, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
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New Delhi: India‘s coronavirus death toll neared the bleak milestone of two lakh with another 2,771 fatalities reported on Tuesday, while its armed forces pledged urgent medical aid to help battle the staggering spike in infections.
Over the past 24 hours, India recorded 3,23,144 new cases, slightly below a worldwide peak of 3,52,991 reached on Monday, with overrun hospitals turning away patients due to a shortage of beds and oxygen supplies.