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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Judy Woodruff:
In the day s other news: The COVID crisis in India piled up huge new numbers again, passing 200,000 deaths overall.
Ali Rogin has our report.
Ali Rogin:
Manoj Garg (through translator):
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Judy Woodruff:
In the day s other news: The COVID crisis in India piled up huge new numbers again, passing 200,000 deaths overall.
Ali Rogin has our report.
Ali Rogin:
Manoj Garg (through translator):
Ali Rogin:
Outside crematoriums, ambulances now wait hours to off-load bodies. Workers hastily build new platforms to keep up with the volume.
Amit Kaushik waited to cremate a relative.
Amit Kaushik:
For cremation area, we searched two or three, but there are no spaces. And, finally, we came here. And we are waiting for the last two or three hours.
Ali Rogin:
Those who can t find hospital beds suffer in the streets. Even inside ICUs, oxygen and other supplies remain scarce.
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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.