No pandemic end in sight with India, Brazil outbreaks
India recording 40% of world s new COVID-19 cases SAMAA | AFP - Posted: May 1, 2021 | Last Updated: 4 hours ago SAMAA | AFP Posted: May 1, 2021 | Last Updated: 4 hours ago
A Covid-19 patient arrives by ambulance at a public hospital in Brasilia, Brazil. Photo: AFP
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Fresh coronavirus waves showed no sign of abating Saturday as devastating surges in India and Brazil pushed daily infections and deaths to record levels.
Despite the rollout of vaccines in many countries, Covid-19 is still wreaking destruction around the world, with close to 3.2 million lives lost and known infections soaring past 150 million.
No pandemic end in sight with raging outbreaks in India, Brazil
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NEW DELHI, May 1, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Fresh coronavirus waves showed no sign of abating Saturday as devastating surges in India and Brazil pushed daily infections and deaths to record levels.
Despite the rollout of vaccines in many countries, Covid-19 is still wreaking destruction around the world, with close to 3.2 million lives lost and known infections soaring past 150 million.
Asia has recorded the bulk of new cases, driven largely by the surge in India. The crushing outbreak, which now accounts for more than 40 percent of the world’s new infections, has overwhelmed the South Asian nation’s healthcare system and depleted critical oxygen supplies.
Raging virus outbreaks in India and Brazil fuel record level Covid-19 cases
India reported more than 400,000 cases in 24 hours today, another global record that accounts for 40% of the world’s infections. By AFP Saturday 1 May 2021, 7:59 AM 3 hours ago 17,791 Views 24 Comments
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NEW CORONAVIRUS WAVES showed no sign of abating as devastating surges in India and Brazil pushed daily infections and deaths to record levels.
Despite the rollout of vaccines in many countries, Covid-19 is still wreaking destruction around the world, with close to 3.2 million lives lost and known infections soaring past 150 million.
No pandemic end in sight with raging outbreaks in India, Brazil
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Despite the rollout of vaccines in many countries, Covid-19 is still wreaking destruction around the world, with close to 3.2 million lives lost and known infections soaring past 150 million.
Fresh coronavirus waves showed no sign of abating Saturday as devastating surges in India and Brazil pushed daily infections and deaths to record levels. Despite the rollout of vaccines in many countries, Covid-19 is still wreaking destruction around the world, with close to 3.2 million lives lost and known infections soaring past 150 million. Asia has recorded the bulk of new cases, driven largely by the surge in India. The crushing outbreak, which now accounts for more than 40 percent of the world s new infections, has overwhelmed the South Asian nation s healthcare system and depleted critical oxygen supplies.
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A patient is wheeled inside a COVID-19 hospital for treatment, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ahmedabad, India, April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Amit Dave Asharq Al-Awsat
Fresh coronavirus waves showed no sign of abating Saturday as devastating surges in India and Brazil pushed daily infections and deaths to record levels.
Despite the rollout of vaccines in many countries, Covid-19 is still wreaking destruction around the world, with close to 3.2 million lives lost and known infections soaring past 150 million.
Asia has recorded the bulk of new cases, driven largely by the surge in India. The crushing outbreak, which now accounts for more than 40 percent of the world s new infections, has overwhelmed the South Asian nation s healthcare system and depleted critical oxygen supplies.