China News Service, September 16th, a comprehensive report, in just 11 days, the number of confirmed cases of the new crown in India increased by one million, and the total number of confirmed cases exceeded 5 million, making it the second country in the world with more than 5 million confirmed cases after the United States. The country with the second largest number of confirmed cases; the cumulative number of deaths exceeds 82,000, making it the country with the third largest number of new crown deaths in the world.

　　The rising number of cases, the overwhelmed medical system, and the anti-epidemic problems of poor townships...India's epidemic curve has been rising all the way, quickly catching up with the United States, the country with the largest number of confirmed cases in the world.

　　With its national strength unmatched by the United States, India seems to be more difficult to control the development of the epidemic, and it is bound to suffer a more severe blow.

The people of this large South Asian country have already paid a high price for their lives and health, and there is almost nothing they can do...

On June 15, local time, New Delhi, India, the banquet hall was transformed into a temporary hospital.

More than 5 million diagnosed!

The hospital is overwhelmed and "hypoxia"

　　On the 16th local time, there were 90,123 newly confirmed cases in India, with a total of 5.02 million confirmed cases.

For several days in a row, India has the highest number of new crown cases in the world.

On September 11, India reported a new highest record in a single day-97570 cases.

　　At the end of August, Agowal, the former head of the Indian Medical Association, predicted that if the current trend continues, within six weeks, India will surpass the United States and become the most severely affected country in the world.

　　The number of deaths is also increasing.

On September 16, India added 1,290 new deaths.

According to statistics, since September, more than 15,000 people have died in India due to the new crown. In the first 14 days of this month, only 6 days of the death toll fell below 1,000.

　　Experts warn that with the continuous relaxation of blockade bans in some low-risk areas, India's case fatality rate may continue to increase in the coming weeks.

On July 21, local time, in Mumbai, India, a non-governmental organization health work volunteer wearing protective clothing and a smart helmet equipped with a thermal scanning sensor was checking the body temperature of residents from house to house in a residential area.

　　Unlike the initial outbreaks that were mostly concentrated in large cities, India's current rapid growth of the epidemic is mainly located in rural areas.

However, in rural India, where nearly 600 million people live, as the epidemic continues to spread, health experts worry that hospitals may be overwhelmed.

　　Medical oxygen is the key to survival for many patients.

Since April, India’s demand for medical oxygen has increased fourfold.

At present, many states such as Punjab and Uttarakhand in India have experienced insufficient supply of medical oxygen.

　　Danish Khan works in a hospital in India.

"We are facing a very stressful situation." "If we cannot get enough oxygen in time, we will have to stop receiving patient treatment."

The data picture shows India under the epidemic.

The epidemic curve in all hotspots continues to rise

　　So far, one of the main characteristics of the epidemic in India is that the epidemic in almost all hot spots in the country is still showing an upward curve.

At present, there are a total of 14 states and regions with confirmed cases exceeding 100,000.

Among them, the most severe cases were Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

　　Even if India tests about 1 million people every day, many experts say the actual number of infections may be higher.

　　In a mandatory test before the Indian Federal Parliament meeting opened on September 14, 25 members of Parliament were tested positive for the new crown.

Manish Sisodia, the deputy chief minister of the Delhi Capital Territory of the country, also tested positive for the new crown virus.

　　The serum test report published by the Indian Medical Research Council in the Indian Journal of Medical Research also shows that in May 2020, more than 6.4 million people in India may have been infected with the new coronavirus, which may cause the population to unintentionally spread the virus. Exacerbated the epidemic.

　　The report pointed out that the sero-positive rate in most areas of India is very low, indicating that India is still in the "early stage" of the virus epidemic, and most Indians are still at risk of contracting the virus.

At 21 o'clock on April 5, local time, Indians turned off the lights for 9 minutes and lit candles and oil lamps to pray for the fight against the epidemic.

The picture shows people in Mumbai holding candlelight on the balcony.

"Signal error" makes it hard to see the light of the epidemic

　　In many parts of India, there are an average of more than 40 confirmed or suspected cases every day, and the hospitals refuse to accept them on the grounds that there are no beds.

42-year-old Hari Prashad (Hari Prashad) was one of them, and when he passed away due to the new crown, the largest local crematorium refused to accept his body for similar reasons.

　　When the epidemic in many countries around the world tends to ease, why is the epidemic in India still mired in the quagmire?

　　In fact, India has promulgated stricter blockade measures at the end of March.

However, what followed was a collapse in the economy and tens of millions of people were unemployed overnight.

　　India’s economy fell sharply by 23.9% in the second quarter. Under pressure, the Indian government had to unblock it from June to try to restore the economy, but the epidemic also began to ferment rapidly.

　　K. Srinath Reddy, head of the Public Health Foundation of India, said: "In the beginning, the lockdown was quite strict, but when the epidemic was not completely relieved, it was relaxed."

　　"This sends a wrong signal to people that we may have controlled everything and the economy is now in a priority position." Srinath pointed out, "However, this virus is now infecting more people and spreading further Town penetration."

　　Next week, Indian schools will reopen to students in grades 9-12, and the tourist attraction Taj Mahal will also reopen on September 21.

With the gradual "unblocking" of India, the restoration of economic activities, the increase in population movement, and people's fatigue of epidemic prevention measures may also accelerate the spread of the virus.

　　India is deeply mired in economic and medical quagmire, and its confirmed cases of new crown may soon surpass the United States to become the world's number one.

What else is waiting for India?