China News Service, April 4th. According to the "Central News Agency" report, the new crown pneumonia epidemic in India has deteriorated rapidly in recent days.
The Ministry of Health of India announced on April 3 that in the past 24 hours, the country had newly confirmed more than 89,000 cases, a record high in six months.
Some cities plan to implement stricter epidemic prevention measures.
Data map: India's Taj Mahal reopened to the outside world.
The picture shows the staff disinfecting the railings.
According to reports, the Ministry of Health of India reported that in the past 24 hours, there were 89,129 new confirmed cases nationwide, a significant increase from the approximately 15,000 cases at the beginning of March. The cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 12 million, ranking third in the world.
Among them, more than half of the new cases were concentrated in Maharashtra Province, reaching 47827 cases.
The Chief Minister of Maharashtra Province stated that stricter restrictions will be implemented in the next one to two days; New Delhi, the capital of India, has confirmed more than 3,500 new cases, and the local governor convened an emergency meeting to formulate a response plan.
In addition, the Ministry of Health of India said that in the past 24 hours, there were 714 new deaths in India.
According to Reuters statistics, the number of new confirmed cases in India in a single day hit a new high since September 20, 2020, while the number of new deaths hit a new high since October 21, 2020.