‘A tsunami of cases’: desperation as Covid second wave batters India Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
Dr K Senthil had feared it was coming.
He had feared it as he saw the reckless crush of hundreds of people taking part in large wedding parties over the past months, feared it as he saw the maskless faces of shoppers at the market, feared it as he witnessed thousands come together for political rallies in the ongoing elections in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, where he is the president of the state medical council.
But despite his growing sense of foreboding, the second wave of coronavirus that began to engulf India last month has confounded even Senthil’s worst expectations.
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Mumbai News LIVE: Two new COVID-19 centres in Worli; CBI summons Anil Deshmukh on April 14
Maharashtra, on Monday, reported 51,751 new coronavirus positive cases. The total number of cases in the state reached 34,58,996. As many as 258 patients succumbed to the virus and took the death toll to 58,245. There are presently 5,64,746 active cases in the state.Mumbai recorded 6,905 newcases and 43 deaths on Monday. Two new facilities with a collective capacity of 375 beds have become functional in Worli. The bed capacity of the dedicated COVID-19 health centre in the National Sports Complex is being expanded to 800 beds from 500.Maharashtra Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad announced that the board examinations for class 10 and 12 will be postponed due to rising COVID cases.In other news, former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has been summoned by Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday (April 14) in connection to alleged corruption charges levelled against him.Take
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Maha Gudi Padva tragedy: 10 Covid patients die due to Oxygen shortage
In a shocking tragedy on Gudi Padva, at least 10 Covid-19 patients have died in the Vasai town due to alleged shortage of medical oxygen, officials said on Tuesday. According to relatives of the deceased and local authorities, at least 10 persons may have directly succumbed to the alleged scarcity of oxygen.
There are over 7,000 active cases in Vasai, of which at least 3,000-odd need regular oxygen facilities.
The maximum deaths are reported from the tertiary care centre, Vinayaka Hospital, Nala Sopara, but the hospital authorities have rejected the contentions saying all patients were serious comorbids who succumbed in a single day and there is no oxygen shortage.