India’s COVID cases spiral as health system staggers
India posts 332,730 new cases and 2,263 deaths in past 24 hours as fire in a hospital treating COVID patients kills 13 in Maharashtra state.
India is reporting record numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths amid an alarming shortage of medical oxygen and beds in its hospitals as a brutal second wave of COVID-19 overwhelms its under-funded, fragile healthcare system.
On Friday, the world’s second-most populous nation reported a single-day high of 332,730 new cases and a record 2,263 deaths.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose government has been criticised for relaxing virus curbs too quickly, said the government was making a “continuous effort” to increase oxygen supplies, including steps to divert industrial oxygen.
Pakistani charity offers medical aid to India
A Pakistan-based prominent charity has offered to send ambulances and medical staff to help the Indian government as cases of COVID-19 have spiked in the country.
Faisal Edhi, the managing trustee of the Edhi Foundation, confirmed to Al Jazeera that he had written a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“We sympathise with you greatly and during this strenuous time, we would like to extend our help in the form of a fleet of 50 ambulances along with our services to assist you in addressing, and further circumventing, the current health conditions,” the letter reads
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