The coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic in India continues to be tragic: the number of confirmed infections in a single day announced on April 25 approached 350,000, the death toll reached a new high, and authorities in New Delhi announced an extended embargo.
India, with a population of 1.3 billion, is in the midst of a terrible epidemic, accounting for more than a third of the 900,000 single-day confirmed cases counted worldwide.
According to official Indian statistics cited by AFP on April 25, there were 349,691 new cases on Sunday and the number of deaths from the epidemic reached 2,767 in the last 24 hours. This is the highest record since the outbreak began in the country.
The Indian capital of New Delhi, with a population of 20 million, is one of the worst affected areas. “The rampage of coronavirus continues without respite,” said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. “We have decided to extend the containment measures for a week.”
Earlier, a week-long lockdown and restrictions had been in place in New Delhi since Monday. Authorities are trying to ease the pressure on hospitals in this way. These hospitals are facing severe oxygen shortages. And the coronavirus outbreak crisis has once again highlighted the dilapidated state of India’s health system. Anger is beginning to rise, accusing the federal government of a lack of preparedness for the outbreak.
In the past seven days, Indian health authorities have recorded more than 2 million new confirmed cases of coronavirus, a 58 percent increase over the previous week, according to data compiled by AFP.
Some experts attribute this new wave of coronavirus in India to a “double mutation” of the virus and large-scale events such as the religious festival Khumb Mela, which brings together millions of pilgrims.
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