Faizel Patel – 16/04/2021
India has overtaken Brazil as the second worst-infected country behind the United States after data showed that COVID-19 cases continues to surge.
The South Asian nation’s daily coronavirus caseload has doubled in ten days, with more than 200,000 new infections logged Thursday as authorities grapple with shortages of vaccines, treatments and hospital beds.
AFP reports that having let its guard down with mass religious festivals, political rallies and crowds at cricket matches, India is experiencing a huge second wave, with almost two million fresh infections this month alone.
India’s Health Ministry data show that in the past day the country also recorded over a thousand deaths, taking its total to 175,000, although on a per capita basis India is far behind many other countries.
After a lockdown a year ago caused widespread misery and one of the sharpest downturns of any major economy, the Indian central government is desperate to avoid a hugely unpopular second shutdown.
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