COVID-19 Cases Continue to Surge as India Crosses 20-Million Mark
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has called for a nationwide lockdown.
A patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) receives treatment inside the casualty ward at a hospital in New Delhi, India, May 1, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
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Bengaluru: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called for a nationwide lockdown as the country’s tally of coronavirus infections surged past 20 million on Tuesday, becoming the second nation after the United States to pass the grim milestone.
India’s deadly second wave of infections, the world’s biggest surge in coronavirus infections, has seen it take just over four months to add 10 million cases, versus more than 10 months for its first 10 million. Currently, the country has 3.45 million active cases.
India on Tuesday confirmed more than 20 million coronavirus infections in the official total, though the figure is believed to be a vast undercount.
A vicious surge in COVID-19 cases has left the country’s healthcare system at breaking point, with hospitals running out of oxygen and nearly all hospital beds occupied.
The country has witnessed scenes of people dying outside overwhelmed hospitals and funeral pyres lighting up the night sky.
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Opposition calls for national lockdown as India s virus cases cross 20 million
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File photo Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi.
Rahul Gandhi demands a nationwide lockdown as the country s coronavirus infections toll crossed 20 million.
The country has become the second nation after the United States to pass the grim milestone.
India s deadly second wave of infections has seen it take just over four months to add 10 million cases.
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi demands a nationwide lockdown as the country s coronavirus infections toll crossed 20 million on Tuesday.
The country has become the second nation after the United States to pass the grim milestone.
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BENGALURU, May 4 (Reuters) - Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi called for a nationwide lockdown as the country s tally of coronavirus infections surged past 20 million on Tuesday, becoming the second nation after the United States to pass the grim milestone.
India s deadly second wave of infections, the world s biggest surge in coronavirus infections, has seen it take just over four months to add 10 million cases, versus more than 10 months for its first 10 million. Currently, the country has 3.45 million active cases.
On Tuesday, India reported 357,229 new cases over the last 24 hours, while deaths rose 3,449 for a toll of 222,408, health ministry data showed.
People carry a body of a man, who died from the coronavirus, during his cremation at a crematorium in New Delhi on May 3. Reuters
People wearing protective face masks wait to receive a dose of COVISHIELD, a vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, at a vaccination centre in New Delhi on May 4. Reuters
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi called for a nationwide lockdown as the country s tally of coronavirus infections surged past 20 million on Tuesday, becoming the second nation after the United States to pass the grim milestone.
India s deadly second wave of infections, the world s biggest surge in coronavirus infections, has seen it take just over four months to add 10 million cases, versus more than 10 months for its first 10 million. Currently, the country has 3.45 million active cases.