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In India, record numbers are hit for the fourth day in a row for coronavirus cases. On Sunday there were 349 thousand. 691 cases. In total, almost 19 million people have already contracted COVID-17. There is a shortage of oxygen in overcrowded hospitals.
- After the United States, India is the country most affected by the coronavirus pandemic
- Since its inception, almost 19 million people have contracted COVID-17 in this country
- The ongoing second wave of the pandemic is taking a deadly toll. The daily number of victims exceeds 2.
- In total, over 192 have already died. people
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Another COVID-19 infection record was hit in India on Sunday. Almost 350 thousand. new cases. The number of deaths amounted to 2 thousand. 767. It is also the highest number since the start of the pandemic in India.
The worst situation is in the capital of the country – New Delhi, where people die from lack of oxygen in hospitals.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in India is approaching 17 million. Over 192 have already died there.
The situation in India worried the United States. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US is working closely with the Government of India, will send experts to assist and ensure supplies of needed goods.
- Coronavirus in India. Record number of illnesses and deaths
The situation with oxygen needed in hospitals has turned dire. Mostly in New Delhi. In the Holy Family Hospital there, the intensive care units are full and there is no room for extra beds.
– Almost every hospital is on the brink. If oxygen runs out, patients will die. You can see these patients: they are on respirators, they need high flow oxygen. If oxygen stops, most of them will die, Dr. Sumit Ray told the BBC.
To Jaipur Golden Hospital by 17 tons of oxygen was to arrive on Friday 3,6 on Friday. However – only at midnight – only a small part of the announced delivery arrived.
On Friday, New Delhi Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal pleaded for oxygen supplies via television. “All the oxygen plants in the country should be seized immediately by the government,” he said.
The beginning of the year gave hope that India had managed to defeat the coronavirus. In mid-February, the number of new cases dropped to 11, and the health minister said India was “in the final stages” of a pandemic.
However, in March, the number of new cases of illness began to increase rapidly. This was due to the emergence of new COVID-19 variants, as well as gatherings such as the Kumbh Mela festival, which attracted millions of pilgrims.
According to virologist Gagandeep Kang, decisive action is needed to contain the coronavirus. – We have to make sure that no unnecessary classes are taking place. It is known what Indian weddings look like. We need to limit the size of assemblies – family, social, business or political – she said.
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