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India’s daily COVID-19 cases rise by record 346,786 – health ministry

India posted a record tally of 346,786 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, while daily deaths from COVID-19 also jumped by a record, government data released on Saturday showed. Deaths rose by 2,624 to reach a total of 189,544, according to health ministry data. Reuters April 24, […]

Indian hospitals turn away patients in COVID-19 ‘tsunami’

Overwhelmed hospitals in India begged for oxygen supplies on Saturday as the country’s coronavirus infections soared again overnight in a “tsunami” of disease, setting a new world record for cases for the third consecutive day. Max Healthcare, which runs a network of hospitals in north India, tweeted that […]

Indian hospitals plead for oxygen, country sets virus record

NEW DELHI — India put oxygen tankers on special express trains as major hospitals in New Delhi begged on social media on Friday for more supplies to save COVID-19 patients who are struggling to breathe. More than a dozen people died when an oxygen-fed fire ripped through a […]

Why India is facing an oxygen crisis as COVID cases mount

By air, by train and by road, India is scrambling to move large quantities of medical oxygen to hospitals in its capital New Delhi and other areas hit hard by a record surge of COVID-19. read more ARE HOSPITALS RUNNING OUT OF OXYGEN? The main problem is that medical […]

India a ‘devastating reminder’ of damage COVID can wreak, says WHO chief

People are dying across the world because they are not being vaccinated against COVID-19, they are not being tested and not being treated, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday. He said he was concerned about the growing caseload in India. “The situation in India […]

Indian rupee’s fortunes depend on RBI’s intent to prevent further weakness – economists

The Indian rupee’s near-term fortunes may directly be influenced by the Reserve Bank of India’s intent on preventing any further depreciation in the currency as the surge in COVID-19 cases hits jobs and growth, economists and traders said. The rupee has already lost 2.6% against the dollar so […]

Indian coronavirus cases surge to new record as health system staggers

India reported the world’s highest daily tally of coronavirus infections for a second day on Friday, surpassing 330,000 new cases, as it struggles with a health system overwhelmed by patients and plagued by accidents. Deaths in the past 24 hours also jumped to a record 2,263, the health […]

Faced with staff shortage, AIIMS discontinues contact tracing of exposed healthcare workers

New Delhi, Apr 23: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here has decided to discontinue contact tracing of exposed healthcare workers and quarantine of asymptomatic contacts amid the current COVID-19 situation that has led to insufficient resources and shortage of staff. Only symptomatic healthcare workers (HCWs) will […]

J-K: Major tragedy averted as security forces destroy IED in Pulwama

Srinagar, Apr 23: Security forces averted a tragedy by detecting and destroying an improvised explosive device (IED) in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police said. The IED was detected at Circle Road in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district and was later destroyed by a Bomb Disposal Squad […]

Another hospital, another fire: 13 die in Virar ICU blaze in Maharashtra

Virar (Maha), Apr 23: Thirteen COVID-19 patients, including five women, died in a blaze at the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Palghar district of Maharashtra on Friday, police said There were 90 patients in the hospital, 18 of them in the ICU, when the fire broke […]

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