India recorded the highest daily increase in cases of emerging coronavirus, yesterday, with an increase of 22,000 new cases and 442 deaths, with high rates of infection in the western and southern regions.
The total number of new cases of coronavirus in India reached 648,315, after the country recorded the highest rate of infections yesterday, by 22,771, according to data from the Indian Ministry of Health.
The Ministry of Health said that India had recorded 442 deaths from infection with the virus during the past twenty-four hours, as of yesterday morning, bringing the total deaths to 18,655.
And recovered from the disease «Covid-19», caused by infection with the virus, 394 thousand and 226 people. The number of active cases of "Corona" in India to 235 thousand and 433 cases. The recovery rate reached 60.8%.
India recorded a significant increase in the number of infections with the Corona virus, by 457 thousand and 780 cases, during the period from the beginning of last June to yesterday, after the country eased the closure, while the Indian states increased several tests to detect «Corona» to control the virus .
India is the world's fourth worst affected by the Corona virus, after the United States and Brazil. It is expected, by today, to exceed Russia, which has recorded a total of 666 thousand and 941 injuries.
On March 25, India adopted one of the most stringent public closure systems in the world to combat the epidemic, but it began easing the closure in mid-May, in a measure that included resuming domestic flights, rail services, and reopening government offices and markets.
Several regions have announced closings, again, such as Mumbai and Chennai, and new restrictions have been imposed due to the increased number of injuries.
In the capital, New Delhi, the epicenter of an outbreak of the virus, severe restrictions were applied in 250 containment areas.
For its part, Britain is considering joining the European Union's efforts to develop and obtain vaccines for the Corona virus, despite the official withdrawal from the 27-nation bloc earlier this year.
According to Bloomberg News, quoting an e-mail to the Ministry of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy for Britain, "work is in progress to consider the possibility and how Britain can participate in the European Union vaccine strategy."
The European Union is spending more than two billion euros ($ 2.3 billion) to finance research work on the vaccine, as it tries to avoid defaults in the United States or China in obtaining supplies of the Covid-19 vaccine, caused by the Corona virus.
Earlier this month, health ministers in the European Union gave the green light to the European Commission to follow up on pre-purchase agreements with drug companies, to obtain hundreds of millions of doses.
In March, Britain was criticized for not joining a European program to purchase artificial respirators for patients infected with Coronavirus, despite its invitation to join.
The European Union spends two billion euros to finance vaccine research.