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Free helplines for COVID-induced anxiety, depression, burn out ANI | Updated: May 08, 2021 16:02 IST By By Shrinkhala Sharma New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): As the country reels under the coronavirus pandemic for the second time, which has pushed the health care system on the verge of a collapse with shortage of hospital beds, medical oxygen, ventilators, and medicines, some government and private mental health helplines are striving to ensure the psychological well-being of people. The pandemic has caused trauma to people’s mental health. With more restrictions put in place due to the surge in COVID cases, there has been in increase in distress calls to the helpline numbers. ....
New Delhi: India reported more than 400,000 new infections on Saturday. The country now accounts for nearly half of the world s new known cases according to an AFP database, and it reported a national record 4,187 new deaths today. While 170,841 COVID-19 patients across the country are on ventilator support, as many as 902,291 patients are on oxygen support, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday. Cities buckle under COVID-19 At over 300,000, Karnataka s capital of Bengaluru has the highest active caseload of any Indian city. But experts warn the worst is still ahead as India s third largest city buckles under oxygen shortages, overrun hospitals and crowded crematoriums. ....