India recorded a record daily increase in new infections from the emerging coronavirus yesterday, as it outnumbered the number of infections in Britain and is now the fourth most affected country by the virus in the world, while increasing the chances of re-imposing measures of general isolation only days after its lifting.
Motivated by keenness to revive the economy after about 70 days of public isolation, the government this week restarted most public transportation and opened offices and shopping centers, although health officials indicated that it still had weeks before the country to clear the injury curve. Yesterday, the Ministry of Health stated that the number of cases increased by 10,956 compared to the previous day, with new infections increasing in the cities of Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai. Dr. F. K. Paul, head of the government action team to tackle the pandemic, said there was no sign on the horizon indicating a swift end to the crisis. "The people of the country are still at risk, and this virus is present," he told a news conference. We contained it, but the battle will last for months. ” According to Reuters statistics, new infections increased the total number in India to 297,535.
The deaths reached 8,498, a small number for the country's 1.3 billion people. And he ordered the head of the Jami Mosque in Delhi, one of the country's largest mosques, to stop praying in congregation until the end of the month.
There is no sign on the horizon for a quick end to the crisis.