For the second day in a row, more than 4,000 people have died of COVID-19 in India. UK medical journal The Lancet has warned the death toll could reach one million by August. India has already the third-highest COVID-19 death toll in the world. Al Jazeera’s Pavni Mittal reports from New Delhi, India. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #India #IndiaCOVID19 #IndiaCovidCrisis
The number of coronavirus cases reported in India since the start of the pandemic has exceeded 20 million. It came as the health ministry announced more than 300,000 infections for the 13th straight day. And with nearly 3,500 deaths in the last 24 hours, the number of fatalities has topped 220,000. But experts say the true figure is likely much higher. The surge in cases has brought hospitals close to collapse. On Monday, 24 patients died after yet another health facility ran out of oxygen. Al Jazeera’s Elizabeth Puranam joins us live from New Delhi, India for the latest updates. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on […]
India’s critical shortage of life-saving oxygen continues. As many as 24 patients, including those with COVID-19, died in a hospital in Karnataka state after it ran out of oxygen. India’s hospitals are struggling to deal with the world’s steepest surge in cases. The country reported more than 350,000 cases and 3,400 deaths on Monday. Al Jazeera’s Elizabeth Puranam reports from New Delhi. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #India
Bus and train stations in India’s capital New Delhi have been overwhelmed as thousands of migrant workers flee the city. The latest restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus have seen many daily wage earners losing their jobs. India is struggling to stem the world’s largest rise in cases. Al Jazeera’s Elizabeth Puranam reports from New Delhi. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #India
Coronavirus infections have reached record levels in India. A new high of nearly 275,000 new daily cases was recorded on Monday, along with more than 1,600 deaths. The local government has announced a weeklong curfew in the capital region of Delhi. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has just cancelled his visit to India that had been planned for next week. Scientists are studying a new variant with a double mutation to see if it is behind the rise in infections. Al Jazeera’s Victoria Gatenby reports._ – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #India #IndiaCovid19 […]
