2021-04-16 11:35:49 GMT2021-04-16 19:35:49(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
DHAKA, April 16 (Xinhua) A humanitarian calamity is engulfing South Asia as the number of COVID-19 infections has skyrocketed across several countries including Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, with more than 200,000 people infected per day, a global humanitarian organization said Friday.
According to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), South Asia is fast becoming the new global epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This deadlier and more infectious new wave is overwhelming hospitals and social systems, heaping more distress on hundreds of millions of people already experiencing poverty and hardship, said the IFRC in a statement.
Record COVID surge crashes into South Asia
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Kuala Lumpur/Delhi, 16 April 2021 – A humanitarian calamity is engulfing South Asia as COVID-19 skyrockets across several countries setting new records, with more than 200,000 people infected per day.
South Asia is fast becoming the new global epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic. This deadlier and more infectious new wave is overwhelming hospitals and social systems, heaping more distress on hundreds of millions of people already experiencing poverty and hardship.
On 15 April 2021 India recorded more than 200,700 cases in a day, more than double the country’s previous peak and the highest of any country in the world right now. Bangladesh is recording almost 50 per cent more deaths per day than its previous peak in June 2020. Pakistan’s daily cases are spiking, with the highest ever COVID-19 daily death rate.
Kuala Lumpur/Delhi, 16 April 2021 – A humanitarian calamity is engulfing South Asia as COVID-19 skyrockets across several countries setting new records, with more than 200,000 people infected per day. South Asia is fast becoming the new global epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic. This deadlier and more infectious new wave is overwhelming hospitals and social systems, heaping […]
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