CNBC: India accounts for 1 in 3 new Covid cases being recorded. Here is its second wave in 5 charts
* Cases started rising in February, when India reported an average of about 10,000 infections a day.
* But the situation progressively worsened in April, ending the month by repeatedly setting new global records for daily cases.
* Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is facing criticism for allowing large crowds to gather for religious festivals and election rallies in various parts of the country.
India’s second wave of Covid-19 infections shows no signs of slowing down as the country’s overwhelmed health-care system faces supply shortages for hospital beds, oxygen, medicines and vaccines.
The World Health Organization said last week that one in every three new coronavirus cases globally is being reported in India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is facing criticism for allowing large crowds to gather for religious festivals and election rallies in various parts of the country.
Commentators said the mass gatherings likely turned into super spreader events.
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