The Corona virus continues to spread in many Latin American countries
50 thousand deaths from "Covid-19" in India, as it spreads outside major cities
Indian women stand in a queue to receive a free health examination for "Corona" in a village on the outskirts of the town of Guwahati. Father
The death toll from "Covid-19" in India rose to more than 50 thousand yesterday, with the spread of the epidemic in small cities and rural areas, where the health system is facing difficulties and those affected suffer negative stigmatization. Meanwhile, the new Corona virus continues to spread in many countries of Latin America, especially in Colombia and Peru.
In detail, last week India overtook Britain as the country that recorded the fourth highest death toll from the epidemic, after the United States, Brazil and Mexico, while announcing 2.6 million infections.
The number of deaths in India due to the virus is now 50,921, an increase of 941 cases over the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health website.
India, the second in the world by population and which includes some of the largest cities and slums in the world, has become the third country in terms of injuries after the United States and Brazil.
Despite the high number of deaths, the Ministry of Health stated in a tweet the day before yesterday that the country's death rate of 1.92% is "among the lowest in the world."
"The application of examinations, comprehensive tracking operations, and effective treatment through a series of measures contributed to the current high level of recovered cases," the ministry statement said.
According to the statistics site "World Meter", the death rate among the injured stands at 3.11% in the United States, which recorded 170 thousand deaths, while in Brazil it reached 3.22%.
The number of confirmed cases of the virus in Brazil reached 3.34 million yesterday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg News. The data indicated that the deaths reached 107,852 cases.
According to the Indian Ministry of Health, the United States "exceeded 50 thousand deaths in 23 days, Brazil in 95 days, and Mexico in 141 days." It took 156 days in India.
Among the reasons given to explain this lag is the relatively low life expectancy of the population, the country's climate and the higher exposure to the germs that cause TB.
But experts say that the rate of examinations in India per million residents is much lower than in other countries, and deaths are not properly recorded, even in normal times.
In a statement to Agence France-Presse, the former director of the Department of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases at the Indian Council of Medical Research said to Lalit Kant, "A few studies have indicated that one in every four deaths is recorded and the cause is determined."
In addition, rapid tests are used by up to 30% throughout the country, and their results are less accurate by up to 50%, according to media reports.
Meanwhile, local authorities across the country have approved lockdown measures as the virus spreads in small cities and rural areas, where about 70% of Indians live.
However, the conversations transmitted by people indicate that prevention measures such as masks and social distancing are not widely respected.
Moreover, the weak public awareness has contributed to ostracizing those infected with the virus, which makes people hesitant to get tested.
Health institutions outside the major cities are facing severe pressure.
"(Covid-19) tests may not be available in smaller cities, towns and rural areas," Lalit said.
He added, "Health institutions often refuse to accept patients with symptoms of (Covid-19), so some of them die without undergoing an examination."
On the other hand, the new Corona virus continues to spread in many countries of Latin America, especially in Colombia, where the death toll from the epidemic has exceeded the threshold of 15,000 people, and in Peru, which has recorded a record daily death toll.
And in Bogota, the Ministry of Health announced that Colombia had recorded 287 deaths during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths from the epidemic to 15,097 cases since the first case was recorded in this country on March 6.
Colombia, with a population of 50 million, is the fourth country in Latin America in terms of the number of deaths and injuries, with 486332 injuries.
In Lima, the Ministry of Health announced that Peru had recorded more than 10 thousand injuries within 24 hours, a new record for the second consecutive day.
The ministry said that the number of new infections with the virus within 24 hours reached 10 thousand and 143 new infections, bringing the total number of infected people to 535,946 infected since the beginning of the epidemic.
As for the death toll from the epidemic, it reached 26,281 deaths, including 206 deaths recorded during the past 24 hours.
For its part, Ecuador, one of the countries most affected by the epidemic in Latin America, with more than 100,000 infections, also announced its intention to manufacture anti-virus vaccines.
In Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro ordered in a televised speech to tighten the country's lockdown for a week.
• Corona injuries in Brazil amount to 3.34 million, and deaths of 107,852 cases.