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India is one of the world s top 10 buyers of Covid vaccines, but it still needs more
From CNN s Laura Smith-spark
A health worker inoculates a man with a dose of the Covishield vaccine for Covid-19 at the Railway Hospital in Prayagraj, India, on April 28 Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP
India has the world s biggest vaccine producing capacity but is suffering a devastating second wave of coronavirus infections just as supplies of Covid-19 vaccines for its huge population are running low.
The government has purchased at least 205.5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, according to data from the Duke Global Health Innovation Center, placing India in the top 10 vaccine buyers in the world. But those shots would only cover 8% of its 1.4 billion population.
After adding 1 million Covid-19 cases in 3 days, India tops 18 million cumulative cases
From CNN s Manveena Suri in New Delhi
India recorded 1 million Covid-19 cases over the last three days, pushing the total number of cases in the country to more than 18 million since the pandemic began, according to figures released today by the country’s Health Ministry.
Authorities reported 379,257 new coronavirus cases and 3,645 on Thursday, both new single-day records for India. It was the eight day in a row total cases topped 300,000
To date, India has seen 18,376,524 Covid-19 cases. At least 204,832 people have died as a result of the pandemic.
Nepal orders 20,000 oxygen cylinders as Covid-19 cases surge
From journalist Asha Thapa in Kathmandu
Nepal has recorded 4,897 new daily Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, as the country faces a pandemic surge.
Nepal’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday called on all doctors and health workers on leave to report back to work immediately to help deal with the increase in cases.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, told reporters on Wednesday that demand for oxygen had increased threefold in the last week.
He added that Nepal was sourcing 20,000 oxygen cylinders from abroad to deal with the country’s limited supply.
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