India, yesterday, reopened offices, shopping malls, hotels and restaurants, in addition to temples and other religious places, despite the rapid rise in the number of new infections with the new Corona virus in the country, while the number of HIV infections in Pakistan exceeded 100,000 cases.
Yesterday, the health authorities in India announced that the total number of HIV infections rose to 256 thousand and 611 cases, in addition to 7200 deaths, and the Indian Ministry of Interior launched preventive guidance during this phase that witnesses the easing of restrictions imposed in religious places, including not making offerings in temples, And there are no choirs, in addition to everyone carrying his own prayer rug.
Worshipers flocked to the famous Hinuman Garhi and Tirupati Venkateswara temples in India, using face masks. Television footage showed that they were asked to use a hand sanitizer, and to adhere to the rules of social separation.
Shopping malls and restaurants have started operating in some areas, including New Delhi, but there has been a decrease in the number of visitors to it, and wearing face masks and maintaining social divergence is mandatory in all public places that include restaurants, and office hours have been divided.
It is not possible to reopen temples, shopping centers, offices and restaurants, except outside the areas designated to contain the virus, and state authorities will individually determine the size of the opening. India imposed a strict closure domestically on March 25, but gradually began to reopen the country in May. In Pakistan, injuries exceeded the 100,000 threshold, and authorities officially announced that total injuries had risen to about 103,000, while deaths had exceeded 2,000. The number of deaths caused by the epidemic, which is accelerating sharply, is still low in this country, which has poor sanitation. Many hospitals exceed their capacity, while about 1,400 patients are in critical condition. "Hospitals do not have enough beds," Khizar Hayat, president of the Young Physicians Association, said in an interview with AFP. And there aren't enough respirators. ”
In Karachi, hospitals began to refuse to receive patients. "The crisis is developing now, and we have stopped implementing isolation measures," said Sikandar Ali Memon, the official in charge of fighting the virus in Sindh province.
Since the beginning of the epidemic, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has opposed the application of segregation in cities and announced, in early June, the total removal of the isolation.
Pakistan hospitals lack breathing apparatus, and some are refusing to receive patients.
• The Indian authorities are launching preventive guidelines in conjunction with easing restrictions.
256,000 infections and 7,200 deaths from the virus in India.