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From 8,000 to 1 lakh in just 62 days; 2nd Covid-19 wave is more infectious than 1st
Pace at which second wave is spreading shows how new strains of coronavirus are making it difficult to contain spread, especially in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, and Karnataka. Covid-19 spike comes even as India carries out world s biggest vaccination programme
Top officials have warned the second wave of coronavirus could be more dangerous than the previous one/ Photo for representational purpose
The second Covid-19 wave is more infectious and is spreading at a faster pace as compared to the first wave that hit India last year. As per the health ministry s data, the Covid-19 tally reached 97,894 cases per day from 8,105 cases per day in 110 days during the first wave. In the second wave, which started to show an upward trend in February, Covid-19 cases spiked from 8,365 cases per day to 1,03,558 per day in just 62 days.
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The Indian capital of New Delhi on Tuesday imposed a night-time curfew until April 30 with much of the country struggling to contain a second surge in coronavirus infections that has eclipsed the first wave.
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The Indian capital of New Delhi on Tuesday imposed a night-time curfew until April 30 with much of the country struggling to contain a second surge in coronavirus infections that has eclipsed the first wave.
India’s 2nd surge overtakes first wave
Next 4 weeks ‘very critical’; New Delhi imposes night curfew Agencies Agencies
The Indian capital of New Delhi yesterday imposed a night-time curfew until April 30 with much of the country struggling to contain a second surge in coronavirus infections that has eclipsed the first wave.
The next four weeks in India s fight against Covid-19 will be very, very critical, said senior government health official Vinod Kumar Paul, warning that the respiratory disease was now spreading much faster than in 2020. The pandemic has worsened in the country.There is a serious rise in cases. Warnings were given that the situation should not be taken for granted, Paul told reporters.