Covid-19: Strong wave sweeps India as cases, deaths surge
Nithin Belle/Mumbai
Filed on April 16, 2021 | Last updated on April 16, 2021 at 12.02 am
Health workers help a patient shift from a dedicated Covid-19 hospital to another hospital in Ahmedabad. — Reuters
Hospitals in many cities report severe shortages of beds and oxygen as daily cases surge to record 200,000
With more than 200,000 new infections on Thursday, India’s Covid-19 nightmare is reaching frightening levels. Over a thousand people died in a 24-hour span and hospitals in many cities are reporting a shortage of beds, oxygen and Remdesivir injections.
The Indian capital was the worst-hit, with the Delhi government imposing a weekend curfew. On Wednesday, it saw a massive 17,282 new cases of Covid-19, even as tens of thousands of residents stood in long queues hoping to get treatment at hospitals across the metro.