The government says about 98% of India s population of 1.3 billion remained susceptible to infections
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May 19, 2021
Healthcare workers and relatives carry a woman from an ambulance for treatment at a Covid-19 care facility, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Mumbai, India, May 4, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS
NEW DELHI:
India s total Covid-19 caseload surged past 25 million on Tuesday as a powerful cyclone complicated the health crisis in the western states of Gujarat and Maharashtra, already among the hardest hit by a second wave of the pandemic.
Covid-19 tests were administered to 200,000 people evacuated from coastal districts of Gujarat before the cyclone struck late on Monday and efforts were being made to try to limit any spread of infections.
COVID-19: Daily Deaths Hit Record 4,529 as India s Vaccination Drive Struggles
The government said about 98% of India s population of 1.3 billion remained susceptible to infections.
Healthcare workers and relatives carry a woman from an ambulance for treatment at a COVID-19 care facility, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, May 4, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Niharika Kulkarni
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New Delhi:Â India’s daily death toll due to COVID-19 continues to rise, hitting a record of 4,529 deaths in the last 24 hours. The country recorded 2.67 lakh new infections in the day.
The government said about 98% of India‘s population of 1.3 billion remained susceptible to infections.
Cyclone hampers COVID-19 response in India s western states as infections cross 25 mn
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Tuesday May 18, 2021
Earlier this month, Indian health authorities had approved blood tests for coronavirus antibodies as a faster way to bolster the screening effort. Photo: Reuters.
People displaced by storm try to maintain social distancing.
Vaccination rate slows in some places.
Fears that cases, deaths much higher than the official tally.
AHMEDABAD: India s total COVID-19 caseload surged past 25 million on Tuesday as a powerful cyclone complicated the health crisis in the western states of Gujarat and Maharashtra, already among the hardest hit by a second wave of the pandemic.
May 18, 2021
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The storm complicated efforts to tackle the coronavirus in the state as vaccinations were suspended for two days.
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AHMEDABAD - India s total Covid-19 caseload surged past 25 million on Tuesday (May 18) as a powerful cyclone complicated the health crisis in one of the states where the disease is spreading most quickly.
Covid-19 tests were administered to 200,000 people evacuated from coastal districts of the western state of Gujarat before the cyclone struck late on Monday and efforts were being made to try to limit any spread of infections. Masks have been arranged for people shifted to shelter homes, said Sandip Sagale, a top official in Ahmedabad, the main city in Gujarat.