from 10,000 cases to more than one lakh, in just eight days. so with this period, the number will be much higher in the previous weeks. more than 200,000 people died across india last spring, after a wave of delta variant infections that brought the health care systems to its knees. india s [181,000 known covid deaths is the world s third highest toll behind the us and brazil, but under reporting is widespread and some studies have estimated its actual toll could be up to ten times higher. the omicron variant is expected to hit hard but with fewer cases expected to need hospital treatment, some experts warn another lockdown and its economic impact is just not worth it. just briefly have a look at the
the figure has gone very high from 10,000 cases to more than one lakh, injust eight days. so with this period, the number will be much higher in the previous weeks. more than 200,000 people died across india last spring, after a wave of delta variant infections that brought the healthcare systems to its knees. india s a81,000 known covid deaths is the world s third highest toll behind the us and brazil, but under reporting is widespread and some studies have estimated its actual toll could be up to ten times higher. the omicron variant is expected to hit hard but with fewer cases expected to need hospital treatment, some experts warn another lockdown and its economic impact is just not worth it. russell trott, bbc news. the former us president barack obama has led tributes to the actor sir sidney poitier, who s died
with a fresh surge in cases, partly fuelled by the fast spreading omicron variant, most businesses here are still recovering from last year s outbreak that overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums. but daily case numbers had, since then, stayed reasonably low until last week. all residents besides essential workers will now be asked to stay home from friday night to monday morning. this is a big concern, big challenge. we have seen that over the last eight days, the figure has gone very high from 10,000 cases to more than one lakh, injust eight days. so with this period, the number will be much higher in the previous weeks. more than 200,000 people died across india last spring, after a wave of delta variant infections that brought the healthcare systems to its knees. india s a81,000 known covid deaths is the world s third highest toll behind the us and brazil, but under reporting