At the heart of India s coronavirus firestorm
India hits record numbers of COVID-19 infections worldwide for the sixth day running, as health systems buckle under the pressure, and shortages of medical oxygen and hospital beds lead to more deaths. In the worst-ever outbreak, the country has been logging over 300,000 cases since 22 April, surpassing the previous highest one-day spike of around 300,300 cases in the USA in January 2021
Much needed medical supplies poured into India on Tuesday as overrun hospitals turned away patients due to a shortage of beds and oxygen supplies and a surge of infections pushed the COVID-19 death toll towards 200,000.
ANI | Updated: Apr 27, 2021 12:24 IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Various Urdu newspapers in their Tuesday editions have prominently covered Prime Minister Narendra Modi s meeting with Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat to review the preparations and operations being undertaken by the Armed Forces to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Most publications also highlighted the news of the Madras High Court holding the Election Commission responsible for the second COVID-19 wave in the country.
Rashtriya Sahara: The Urdy daily reported the news Election Commission responsible for second COVID-19 wave: Madras High Court as its top headline. The newspaper reported that Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee slammed the poll panel for not stopping political parties from conducting election rallies and said that it is the only institution responsible for the second wave of COVID-19. It further in its report quoted Chief Justice
Medical supplies poured into India on Tuesday as hospitals turned away patients due to a shortage of beds and oxygen supplies and a surge of infections pushed the COVID-19 death toll towards 200,000. Read on for the latest updates on COVID-19 in India. A worker wearing personal protection equipment (PPE) loads wood onto a cart at a crematorium on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, on Friday, April 23, 2021. Image Credit: Bloomberg
But the crisis in the metropolis of 20 million people, the epicentre of the latest wave of infections, continued unabated. Dr K.Preetham, chief of medical administration at Delhi’s Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, said the scarcity of oxygen was the main concern.
Medical supplies pour into India as COVID-19 deaths near 200,000
By Shilpa Jamkhandikar, Rupam Jain and Sanjeev Miglani
Reuters
MUMBAI/PANAJI/DELHI (Reuters) -Much needed medical supplies poured into India on Tuesday as overrun hospitals turned away patients due to a shortage of beds and oxygen supplies and a surge of infections pushed the COVID-19 death toll towards 200,000.
A shipment of medical supplies from Britain, including 100 ventilators and 95 oxygen concentrators, arrived in Delhi early on Tuesday, Reuters partner ANI reported.
France is also sending oxygen generators that can provide year-long oxygen for 250 beds, the embassy said.
The first Oxygen Express train for Delhi carrying around 70 tonnes of the life-saving gas from the eastern state of Chhattisgarh also reached the national capital early Tuesday.