NEW DELHI—India’s new coronavirus cases dipped marginally on Sunday but deaths from COVID-19 jumped by a record 3,689, with one more state going into lockdown as the nation’s healthcare system is unable to cope with the massive caseload. Authorities reported 392,488 new cases in the previous 24 hours, pushing total cases to 19.56 million. So…
India’s COVID-19 Daily Cases Stay Near Record, Another State Imposes Lockdown
Jail Time for Arrivals From India Part of BioSecurity Act: Chief Medical Officer
Australia’s top medical officer has revealed he did not advise the government to threaten Australians trying to dodge the Indian travel ban with jail. The Morrison government has copped strident criticism from doctors, human rights groups and the Indian-Australian community over the punitive measures. Massive fines or up to five years behind bars are in…
Responding to Record Number of Cases, Citizen Volunteers Lead COVID Relief Effort in India
NEW DELHI—A three-month-old baby boy from Nagpur city in central India was COVID positive and his desperate parents reached out on Twitter for help. A team of volunteers called India Cares connected the parents with a volunteer pediatrician who virtually guided the parents, who were under quarantine. The child tested negative five days later. “Thank you…
Hospital Fire in India Kills 18 COVID-19 Patients
NEW DELHI—A fire in a COVID-19 hospital ward in western India killed 18 patients early Saturday, as the country is grappling with the worst outbreak yet. India on Saturday set yet another daily global record with 401,993 new cases, taking its tally to more than 19.1 million. Another 3,523 people died in the past 24…
Thousands Wave Off UK Aircraft Carrier Ahead of Indo-Pacific Deployment
Thousands of well-wishers have packed the harbour walls to wave off the Royal Navy’s flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth as it set sail for exercises and its first operational deployment to the Far East. The £3 billion ($4 billion) aircraft carrier sailed out of Portsmouth Harbour to cheers from the crowds who filled the walls and…
India’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Pass 400,000 as Second Wave Worsens
NEW DELHI—India’s rampant second wave of COVID-19 topped 400,000 new daily cases for the first time on Saturday. Authorities reported 401,993 new cases in the previous 24 hours, the highest daily count globally, after 10 consecutive days over 300,000. Deaths from COVID-19 jumped by 3,523, taking the total toll in India to 211,853, according to…
Fines, Jail Time for Australians Defying India Travel Ban
Australia is yet to add other countries to its high-risk list as India’s COVID-19 crisis sees almost 400,000 daily new cases added to a tally of human misery. Australians trying to return from India as the country faces an escalating coronavirus crisis now face fines or jail time for getting on a plane. Travellers from…
Biden Bans Most Travel to US From India Over COVID-19 Starting Tuesday
WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden on Friday imposed new travel restrictions on India in light of the COVID-19 epidemic, barring most non-U.S. citizens from entering the United States. The new restrictions, which take effect on Tuesday, May 4 at 12:01 am ET, are on the advice of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and…
Aussie PM Shuts Travel Loophole From India
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has shuttered a travel loophole that allowed travellers to sidestep a flight ban from India by transiting through the Middle-East. The announcement comes amid a massive surge in CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus cases in India, which has so far claimed more than 200,000 lives. In response, the Australian government paused…
India Tops 200,000 CCP Virus Deaths as Surge Strains Health System
India’s CCP virus surge has, as of Wednesday, claimed over 200,000 lives, a grim milestone in a pandemic-ravaged country whose health system is strained to the breaking point. The health ministry reported a single-day record of 3,293 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing India’s total fatalities to 201,187, as the world’s second-most populous…
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