India wealthiest state resumes lockdown amid Covid-19 surge
Weekend curfew among new curbs ordered, including in New Delhi, as hospitals struggle with rising coronavirus infections
15 April 2021 - 16:54
New Delhi — Many Indian hospitals were struggling to find more beds and oxygen as Covid-19 infections surged to a new daily record on Thursday, with a second wave of infections centred on the wealthy western state of Maharashtra forcing new restrictions.
Experts blamed everything from official complacency to aggressive variants. The government blamed a widespread failure to practise physical distancing and wear face masks...
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