CNBC/Reuters: India’s daily Covid-19 cases pass 400,000 for first time as second wave worsens
* India posted a record daily rise of 401,993 new coronavirus cases on Saturday.
* It was the first time India’s daily case count had topped 400,000 after 10 consecutive days over 300,000. Deaths from Covid-19 jumped by 3,523 over the past 24 hours.
* Some experts blame mass religious gatherings and political rallies for the severity of India’s second wave, which caught the government unprepared.
India posted a record daily rise of 401,993 new coronavirus cases on Saturday as the country opened up its massive vaccination drive to all adults, although several states warned of acute shortages.
It was the first time India’s daily case count had topped 400,000 after 10 consecutive days over 300,000.
Deaths from Covid-19 jumped by 3,523 over the past 24 hours, taking the total toll in India to 211,853, according to official data.
The world’s biggest producer of Covid-19 vaccines has a limited number of shots available, worsening a grim second wave of infections that has overwhelmed hospitals and morgues while families scramble for scarce medicines and oxygen.
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WNU Editor: This pandemic is far from over .... No pandemic end in sight with raging outbreaks in India, Brazil (MedicalXpress).
Update: The people that I follow and trust on the pandemic are raising the alarm bells on the Covid-19 variants (and apparently there are three of them) that are wrecking India right now.
But what I do not understand is how countries outside of India are responding.
On the one hand you have Australia threatening jail time and massive fines for returning passengers from India .... Australia makes it ILLEGAL for citizens to fly home from Covid-ravaged India - and offenders face five years' jail and $66,600 fines (Daily Mail).
But on the other-hand you have this take your time approach from the U.S. .... Biden FINALLY announces he will restrict travel from India from Tuesday amid nation's raging COVID epidemic where medics say 30K are dying a day from three new deadly variants (Daily Mail).
Am I missing something?
