Covid-19: India’s hospital crisis deepens
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Started by metmike - April 24, 2021, 2:55 a.m.

Covid-19: India’s hospital crisis deepens, Tokyo goes under state of emergency

US restarts Johnson & Johnson vaccinations, New Zealand excludes Western Australia from bubble, EU pledges vaccine drive

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/24/covid-19-indias-hospital-crisis-deepens-tokyo-goes-under-state-of-emergency

Hospitals in India have launched desperate appeals for oxygen as the Covid crisis spiralled, while Japan issued a state of emergency in some areas just three months before the Olympics are due to open.

India on Saturday reported 346,786 new infections in the past day, setting a world record for a third consecutive day, while deaths rose by 2,624 – the highest daily rate for India so far.

With governments rushing to accelerate vaccine campaigns, good news emerged on Friday when US regulators approved the restart of Johnson & Johnson vaccinations halted over blood clotting concerns; and the EU said it would have enough jabs by the end of July to inoculate 70% of adults.


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The announcement from Brussels came as Europe’s medicines regulator said the benefits of the controversy-plagued AstraZeneca vaccine increased with age – and reiterated that it should be used despite links to rare blood clots.

In India healthcare facilities sounded the alarm on oxygen supplies for patients on ventilator support.

“SOS – less than an hour’s oxygen supplies at Max Smart Hospital & Max Hospital Saket,” one of the biggest private hospital chains in Delhi said online.

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