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COVID-19: India s infections slow but deaths mount
Indian police on Sunday were reaching out to villagers in the north of the country after hundreds of corpses were found in shallow sand graves or washed up on the banks of the the Ganges River.
Recent reports of large numbers of people falling ill in villages, and then putting dead bodies in the river, comes as COVID-19 has seemingly spread to India s rural hinterland, where 70% of its 1.3 billion people live.
Police used loudspeakers as they roamed in jeeps and boats, asking people not to dispose of corpses in the water. We are here to help you perform the last rites, police said.
COVID in India: Life goes on as bodies pile up
As India records high daily death tolls, the second wave of the coronavirus has shown no sign of slowing down. However, for many, life goes on amid the sea of tragedy.
Social distancing, a farce?
People many without masks shop at a vegetable market in Mumbai. India has been struggling to contain a massive coronavirus outbreak, with nearly 24 million infections recorded to date. The country has logged around 260,000 deaths linked to the virus. According to medical experts, these numbers are vastly underreported.
Shortage of essential supplies
A young man unloads empty oxygen cylinders for refilling in Srinagar, Kashmir. India s health infrastructure has been under severe stress in recent days, with several states reeling under the shortage of medical oxygen, essential drugs, beds, health workers and vaccines, among other vital supplies.
COVID in India: Life goes on as dead bodies pile up
As India records high daily death tolls, the second wave of the coronavirus has shown no sign of slowing down. However, for many, life goes on amid the sea of tragedies.
Social distancing, a farce?
People many without masks shop at a vegetable market in Mumbai. India has been struggling to contain a massive coronavirus outbreak, with nearly 24 million infections recorded till date. The country has recorded around 260,000 deaths linked to the virus. According to medical experts, the numbers are vastly underreported.
Shortage of essential supplies
A young man unloads empty oxygen cylinders for refilling in Srinagar, Kashmir. India s health infrastructure has been under severe stress in recent days, with several states reeling under the shortage of medical oxygen, essential drugs, beds, health workers and vaccines, among other vital supplies.
COVID: India is at a critical juncture, says WHO chief scientist
Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist at the World Health Organization, tells DW that India is at a very fragile and difficult stage in the pandemic. The WHO is concerned as the number of cases is rising significantly. The pandemic has shown that when health is at risk, everything is at risk, said Swaminathan
India recorded 362,727 new COVID-19 infections and 4,120 deaths in the past 24 hours, marking the second straight day in which the country s virus-related deaths exceeded the 4,000 mark.
The surge in cases has overwhelmed the nation s underinvested and dilapidated public health infrastructure, with many states suffering from acute shortages of medical oxygen, essential drugs, beds, health workers and vaccines, among other vital supplies.