India has just overtaken Russia to become the third country in the world to have the most cases of coronavirus. Only the United States and Brazil are more affected. The Indian Ministry of Health said on Monday that a total of 697,358 cases of Covid-19 infection have been recorded since the start of the pandemic, including some 24,000 in the past 24 hours, for 19,963 deaths.
The human toll is however much lower than in many other countries for the second most populous state on the planet behind China, with 1.3 billion inhabitants.
The peak not reached before several weeks?
Experts believe that the peak of the epidemic will not be reached for several weeks in the South Asian country. The spread of the virus is particularly virulent in the major Indian cities of Bombay, Delhi and Chennai.
To cope with the influx of patients, the capital New Delhi has opened a gigantic isolation center with a capacity of 10,000 beds, some made of cardboard, in a hall normally dedicated to religious gatherings and requisitioned from hotels and meeting rooms. reception. Other agglomerations have ordered restructuring measures.
Taj Mahal remains closed
Despite the green light from the national authorities, Agra officials in the north of the country decided this weekend to keep the famous Taj Mahal closed, which has been closed to visitors since mid-March, for health security reasons.
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