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India hits global record of 315,000 new daily cases as Covid wave worsens
Hospitals are being pushed to the brink after more than 1m people infected in just four days
India has reported 314,835 new coronavirus cases over the previous 24 hours, the highest number of infections recorded in a single day in any country since the start of the pandemic, as the country’s hospitals are pushed to the brink of collapse.
The unprecedented spread of the virus, blamed on a more contagious strain as well as lax safety measures, has overwhelmed hospitals, creating severe shortages of beds, oxygen and medicines in major cities. Social media is flooded with desperate pleas from people whose relatives are sick but have been repeatedly turned away from hospitals.
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