Coronavirus’s second wave shows no signs of slowing down

The coronavirus crisis in India is deepening, with hospitals moving under increasing pressure from second-wave infections.

The country in South Asia reported 259,170 new cases and 1,761 deaths over a 24-hour period on Tuesday, according to government data. This is the sixth consecutive day that India’s daily death toll exceeds 200,000, while the daily death toll – still relatively low – is higher.

Cases have been on the rise since February and so far this month, India has reported more than 3.1 million new cases and more than 18,000 deaths. The total cumulative cases are 15 million, making India the second worst infected country behind the United States.

“Because of the huge number of cases, due to the boom, we are seeing hospitals really overwhelmed – and this is a challenge we need to address,” K VijayRaghavan, chief scientific adviser to the Indian government, told CNBC’s Street Signs Asia “said. “on Tuesday.

Hospitals turn away patients due to a shortage of beds – including those who are critically ill. According to media reports, unrelated patients are being forced to share beds. There are also few oxygen supplies in health care facilities and the government apparently leads oxygen intended for medical use industries.

VijayRaghavan said the government is trying to address the tensions on the medical system by moving health workers from one place to another and setting up emergency hospitals.

Covid facility will be prepared on April 19, 2021 in New Delhi, India, at the Commonwealth Games Village Sports Complex.

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States partially halt

Delhi on Monday entered a six-day partial exclusion where only essential services would be allowed.

Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal said at a virtual press conference that although he is usually against a lockdown, people will help the house in Delhi, it will help the local government to get more hospital beds and is working with the federal government to increase the supply of oxygen and medicine. He begged people to observe the closure and not go out unnecessarily.

Other states, including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Haryana, Gujarat, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, have also tightened restrictions such as the introduction of night clocks.

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