* Dr Shahid Jameel has warned India still yet to hit the peak of its second Covid wave despite landmark cases
* He said that models suggest there could be 500,000 infections per day at the end of the first week of May
* India recorded 346,786 cases on Saturday, the highest global one-day total so far, and another 2,624 deaths
* Hospitals reported Covid-19 patients dying overnight due to low oxygen levels as the virus grew overnight
Medics fear Covid-19 infections in India could climb to 500,000 per day before the virus-stricken nation reaches the peak of its second wave - as those who delay oxygen deliveries to New Delhi were today threatened with the death penalty.
Another 2,624 deaths and 346,786 cases were reported in India on Saturday, although limited testing means this is likely to significantly underestimate the total.
The infection total again marked the highest one-day tally of any nation since the start of the pandemic - the third time in as many days India has broken this record.
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India's daily Covid-19 death toll hits new record as hospitals beg for oxygen -- France 24
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Deaths climb as India reels from deadly Covid wave -- BBC
No respite in India as country sets Covid-19 infection record for third straight day -- CNN
India reports more than 300K COVID-19 cases in new daily record -- The Hill
Hospitals in India facing oxygen shortage amid COVID-19 surge -- Axios
India asks Twitter to take down some tweets critical of its COVID-19 handling -- Reuters
Twitter censors tweets critical of India's COVID response -- DW
The COVID variant from India: What we know so far -- The DW
India's second wave of COVID-19 is far more aggressive and deadly than the first. Here's what went wrong -- ABC News (Australia)
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