India sets record for new COVID cases; oxygen running out
A patient with breathing problems is seen inside a car while waiting to enter a COVID-19 hospital for treatment, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ahmedabad, India, April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Amit Dave reuters_tickers
This content was published on April 22, 2021 - 12:20
April 22, 2021 - 12:20
By Neha Arora and Sachin Ravikumar
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India recorded the world's highest daily tally of 314,835 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday as a second wave of the pandemic raised new fears about the ability of crumbling health services to cope.
Health officials across northern and western India including the capital, New Delhi, said they were in crisis, with most hospitals full and running out of oxygen.