Indians rush for vaccines as COVID-19 death toll passes 200,000
Reuters | Apr 28, 2021 11:39 PM EDT
The grounds are prepared for mass cremation of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victims in New Delhi, India, (Photo : REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui)
Indians struggled to register online for a mass vaccination drive set to begin at the weekend as the country s toll from the coronavirus surged past 200,000 on Wednesday, worsened by shortages of hospital beds and medical oxygen.
The second wave of infections has seen at least 300,000 people test positive each day for the past week, overwhelming health facilities and crematoriums and prompting an increasingly urgent response from allies overseas sending equipment.
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By Neha Arora and Sanjeev Miglani
NEW DELHI, April 28 (Reuters) - Indians struggled to register online for a mass vaccination drive set to begin at the weekend as the country s toll from the coronavirus surged past 200,000 on Wednesday, worsened by shortages of hospital beds and medical oxygen.
The second wave of infections has seen at least 300,000 people test positive each day for the past week, overwhelming health facilities and crematoriums and prompting an increasingly urgent response from allies overseas sending equipment.
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A health worker wearing PPE walks past the funeral pyres of those who died from the coronavirus disease during a mass cremation at a crematorium in New Delhi April 26, 2021. Reuters pic
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NEW DELHI, April 29 Indians struggled to register online for a mass vaccination drive set to begin at the weekend as the country’s toll from the coronavirus surged past 200,000 yesterday, worsened by shortages of hospital beds and medical oxygen.
The second wave of infections has seen at least 300,000 people test positive each day for the past week, overwhelming health facilities and crematoriums and prompting an increasingly urgent response from allies overseas sending equipment.
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