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India posted another record in daily Covid-19 infections on Friday, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to impose a nationwide lockdown amid a debate whether restrictions imposed by individual states are enough.
Many medical experts, opposition leaders and some Supreme Court judges
suggested
lockdown seems to be the only option with the virus raging in cities and towns. Hospitals are forced to turn patients away for lack of space and crematoriums and burial grounds are struggling to handle the dead.
On Friday, India reported a new record of 414,188 confirmed cases in the previous 24 hours. Its tally has risen to more than 21.4 million since the pandemic began with faint hopes of the curve going down quickly. The Health Ministry
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Pressure rises for India lockdown as coronavirus surge breaks record again
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 pummelled 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.
Indian television stations broadcast images of patients lying on stretchers outside hospitals waiting to be admitted, with hospital beds and critical oxygen in short supply. People infected with COVID-19 in villages are being treated in makeshift outdoor clinics, with IV drips hanging from trees.
2021/05/07 20:35 Taking a nasal swab for a coronavirus test in Hyderabad Taking a nasal swab for a coronavirus test in Hyderabad (AP photo) 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. Indian television stations broadcast images of patients lying on stretchers outside hospitals waiting to be admitted, with hospital beds and critical oxygen in short supply. People infected with COVID-19 in villages are being treated in makeshift outdoor clinics, with IV drips hanging fr
On Friday, India recorded a new record of 414,188 confirmed cases in the past 24 hours.
The tally has risen to more than 21.4 million since the pandemic began with faint hopes of the curve going down quickly.
The Health Ministry also reported 3915 additional deaths, bringing the total to 234,083.
Experts believe both figures are an undercount.
The official daily death count has stayed over 3000 for the past 10 days.
Over the past month, nearly a dozen out of Indiaâs 28 federal states have announced less stringent restrictions than the nationwide lockdown imposed for two months in March last year.
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A woman with COVID-19 gets oxygen support at an oxygen langar in New Delhi. Many religious communities have stepped up to urgently distribute more oxygen to desparate citizens as India s COVID-19 toll mounts.(Hindustan Times via Getty Images)