* Dr Shaarang Sachdev from the Aakash Hospital warned the next two weeks in India are going to be 'hell'
* He said the country is experiencing its worst point of the pandemic so far, with record 349,661 new cases
* India's surging Covid second wave overwhelmed crematoriums, forcing people to burn victims in gardens
* The U.S. Chamber of Commerce warned that the Indian economy could falter as a result of the record spike
A doctor at the heart of India's coronavirus outbreak has warned that the next two weeks 'are going to be hell'.
Dr Shaarang Sachdev from the Aakash Healthcare Super Speciality Hospital said that the country was experiencing its worst point of the pandemic so far.
The country announced a record 349,661 infections and 2,767 deaths in the past 24 hours and bodies are continuing to pile up, with experts predicting the surge to continue for weeks.
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Photos show the deadly toll of Covid in India as coronavirus cases top 17 million -- CNBC
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India is grappling with a COVID-19 'war', and the government's now restricting criticism -- ABC News (Australia)
I would like to see a break down of who is dying from covid in India. That would require a inquisitive media though. last Spring when italy was getting hit you could find those figures. and being a healthy person I quit worrying about it.
ReplyDeleteabout 8,000 people die every day in America. If India's death rate is similar to america's than 32,000 people die every day in that country. I would like to know more. The media is what it is though.
Ron