The current epidemic in India is not only out of control but also living in purgatory. As of 8 pm on April 24, 346,786 new confirmed cases have been reported in India in the last 24 hours. Earlier, the United States had set a world record of 310,000 units in a single day, but now India is breaking that record every day. Notably, this is also the third consecutive day that India has added more than 300,000 new cases. In other words, in the last three days alone, India has added nearly one lakh new cases of COVID-19.
Diagnosed cases, 306 deaths, which means one person dies from COVID-19 every five minutes.All hospitals in Delhi are overcrowded. Most of them are full and running out of oxygen. Some patients died before they were brought to the hospitals. From 315,000 in 22 to 332,000 in 23, there is no trend of inflection point on the diagnostic curve at present. No doubt this number will continue to increase for some time to come as detection capabilities improve. People are burning bodies and burying them in pits in parks, on main streets and along the banks of the Ganges. Images captured by a drone show the mass incineration of human remains on April 22 in India. (Photo: Reuters)Crematoriums in many parts of India work around the clock. Metal parts in an incinerator at a crematorium in Surat, India, have melted because it has been running for too long and there is no extra time for it to cool down. In Ahmedabad, the chimney of an electric furnace at a crematorium ruptured and collapsed after being overloaded for two weeks.
Diagnosed cases, 306 deaths, which means one person dies every five minutes from COVID-19.All hospitals in Delhi are overcrowded. Most of them are full and running out of oxygen. Some patients died before they were brought to the hospitals. From 315,000 in 22 to 332,000 in 23, there is no trend of inflection point on the diagnostic curve at present. No doubt this number will continue to increase for some time to come as detection capabilities improve. People are burning bodies and burying them in pits in parks, on main streets and along the banks of the Ganges. Images captured by a drone show the mass incineration of human remains on April 22 in India. (Photo: Reuters)Crematoriums in many parts of India work around the clock. Metal parts in an incinerator at a crematorium in Surat, India, have melted because it has been running for too long and there is no extra time for it to cool down. In Ahmedabad, the chimney of an electric furnace at a crematorium ruptured and collapsed after being overloaded for two weeks.
Even so, there is not enough to handle the bodies that arrive. Crematoriums in several cities are full of bodies and there is a shortage of crematoriums and firewood. One crematorium worker said:
"I have been working here since 1987 and have never seen so many corpses, even during the 1994 plague and the 2006 floods."Insufficient oxygen supply at a hospital in India's capital, New Delhi20 patients die of COVID-19 Twenty patients undergoing intensive care at a private hospital in New Delhi died early Sunday morning due to insufficient oxygen supply, The Times of India and other media reported Thursday. A medical officer at the hospital told the media that the hospital continues to face a severe oxygen supply crisis, with nearly 200 patients currently at risk of inadequate oxygen supply.
The epidemic is rapidly worsening in India, with an "explosion" of newly diagnosed cases leading to shortages of medical oxygen in many parts of the country. According to India's health ministry, demand for medical oxygen has increased by 18 percent in the past six days in the 12 worst-affected states. Local governments are also scrambling for oxygen. In Madhya Pradesh, people have even broken into hospitals and looted their oxygen cylinders. Theft of oxygen cylinders has also occurred in many places. As a result, the black market trade in medical supplies such as oxygen and the soaring prices of medical disorders have caused widespread concern and strong resentment among the people of India.
In order to address the current crisis of shortage of oxygen and other medical supplies, Indian Prime Minister Narendra? Modi convened a special meeting on the popular 22nd and 23rd to discuss the countermeasures of major oxygen manufacturers and suppliers as well as various state chief ministers. Modi emphasized that manufacturers need to increase oxygen production to cope with the current oxygen crisis. Localities should strengthen communication and coordination to improve the speed and efficiency of distribution to ensure timely and rapid delivery of medical oxygen and other supplies to medical institutions. Local governments should crack down on the illegal activities of illegal traders who use medical resources to make huge profits on the black market.
Faced with a shortage of oxygen, the Modi government has set up a special "oxygen train" to transport and distribute oxygen using air force transport planes. In addition, the government has restricted the use of oxygen by industries and is looking at importing oxygen from abroad to ensure adequate supply. In addition, the Ministry of Home Affairs has asked the State Governments to strictly adhere to the Medical Oxygen Distribution Plan (MODP).