- India has reported a record number of coronavirus cases for the fifth day in a row, with a second wave pushing its health-care system to the brink.
- There were some 352,991 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the last 24 hours, seeing India's total number of infections top 17 million, with 5 million cases counted in April alone.
India has reported a record number of coronavirus cases for the fifth day in a row, with a second wave pushing its health-care system to the brink.
There were some 352,991 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the last 24 hours, seeing India's total number of infections top 17 million, with 5 million cases counted in April alone. At least 2,182 people have died from the virus in the last 24 hours, taking the South Asian nation's death toll to over 195,000, though media reports indicate the official figure is being understated.
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Before the second wave, India was reporting an average of around 10,000 new cases a day. Its government has been criticized for allowing religious festivals and election rallies to go ahead this year.
India's hospitals have run out of beds and are suffering an extreme shortage of oxygen to treat patients.
A patient sits inside an ambulance waiting to enter a Covid hospital for treatment
A patient with breathing problem is seen inside an ambulance waiting to enter a COVID-19 hospital for treatment, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ahmedabad, India, April 20, 2021.
A man runs past the burning funeral pyres of those who died from Covid
A man prepares a funeral pyre to cremate a body
A man prepares a funeral pyre to cremate the body of a person, who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, India, April 22, 2021.
Medical staff attends to a person in a temporary care center
Medical staff in PPE attending to a person in the temporary Covid-19 care centre attached to LNJP Hospital, at Shehnai Banquet Hall, on April 23, 2021 in New Delhi, India.
A man wearing an outfit resembling the Covid virus moves around a marketplace urging people to follow safety protocols
A man from a Non-governmental organization (NGO) wearing an outfit resembling the Covid-19 coronavirus moves around a marketplace urging people to follow the safety protocols during an awareness drive held in Siliguri on April 25, 2021.
A worker disinfects nozzles of oxygen cylinders as they are refilled in a factory
A worker disinfects nozzles of oxygen cylinders as they are refilled in a factory, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ahmedabad, India, April 25, 2021.
Umar Farooq mourns over the body of his mother, who died of Covid, before her burial at a graveyard in Srinagar
Umar Farooq mourns over to the body of his mother, who died of Covid-19 coronavirus, before her burial at a graveyard in Srinagar on April 26, 2021.
People wait to cremate those who died due to the coronavirus in New Delhi
People wait to cremate victims who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, India, April 23, 2021.
A doctor tends to a patient's breathing problem inside an ambulance as she waits to enter a Covid hospital
A doctor tends to a patient with a breathing problem inside an ambulance waiting to enter a COVID-19 hospital for treatment, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ahmedabad, India, April 25, 2021.
People wearing protective face masks wait to receive a vaccine in Mumbai
People wearing protective face masks wait to receive a vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a vaccination centre in Mumbai, India, April 26, 2021.
People cremate the bodies of coronavirus victims at a crematorium ground in New Delhi
People cremate the bodies of victims of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, India, April 24, 2021.
Rickshaw drivers hold oxygen cylinders outside a private refilling station
Rickshaw drivers hold oxygen cylinders outside a private refilling station, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in New Delhi, India, April 19, 2021.
A patient breathes with the help of oxygen provided by a Gurdwara, a place of worship for Sikhs, inside an auto rickshaw
A patient breathes with the help of oxygen provided by a Gurdwara, a place of worship for Sikhs, inside an auto rickshaw parked under a tent along the roadside amid Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic in Ghaziabad on April 26, 2021.
A woman is consoled after her husband died
A woman is consoled after her husband died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outside a mortuary of a COVID-19 hospital in Ahmedabad, India, April 20, 2021.
A man carrying wood walks past the funeral pyres of those who died from the coronavirus disease
A man carrying wood walks past the funeral pyres of those who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a mass cremation, at a crematorium in New Delhi, India April 26, 2021.
A man wearing personal protective equipment stands next to funeral pyres
A man wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) stands next to funeral pyres of those who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a mass cremation, at a crematorium in New Delhi, India April 26, 2021.
A view of multiple funeral pyres at Nigambodh Ghat crematorium in New Delhi
A view of multiple funeral pyres of Covid-19 victims, at Nigambodh Ghat crematorium, on April 23, 2021 in New Delhi, India.
Health workers carry bodies of victims
Health workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) carry bodies of people who were suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), outside the Guru Teg Bahadur hospital, in New Delhi, India, April 24, 2021.
Relatives carry the body of a man during his funeral in New Delhi
Relatives carry the body of a man who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during his funeral at a graveyard in New Delhi, India, April 23, 2021.
Family members sit next to the burning funeral pyres of coronavirus victims in New Delhi
Family members sit next to the burning funeral pyres of those who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a mass cremation, at a crematorium in New Delhi, India April 26, 2021.
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