Chinanews.com, May 4th. According to Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao on the 4th, India has recently added more than 360,000 confirmed cases of new crown, with more than 300,000 new cases in a single day for 12 consecutive days, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases has approached 20 million .
According to the latest model predictions, the epidemic in India may reach its peak in these few days, earlier than previously predicted.
The Ministry of Health of India announced on the 3rd that in the past 24 hours, there were 368,147 new confirmed cases across India, increasing the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 19.93 million; the number of new deaths was 3,417, and the total number of deaths was 218,959.
On April 25, local time, a patient and his wife were waiting in a tricycle to enter the hospital for treatment.
Experts believe that the actual number of cases in India may be several times higher than official statistics, or even dozens of times.
However, the positive rate of new coronavirus tests on the 3rd fell for the first time since April 15.
Model predictions made by a team of scientists consulting the Indian government show that due to the faster-than-expected spread of the virus, the number of new crown cases in India may reach a peak from May 3 to 5, compared to the forecast of May 5 to 10 at the beginning of last month. The day is early.
In order to curb the spread of the virus, at least 11 states and regions in India have introduced strict restrictions such as lockdowns and curfews.
Some experts also suggested that the Indian government once again blockade the country.
Bhramar Mukherjee, an epidemiologist at the University of Michigan in the United States, wrote: “I believe that only by issuing a national stay-at-home order and declaring a medical emergency can the current medical needs be met. In addition to the daily new confirmed cases, active cases are also It continues to climb. There are about 3.5 million officially reported active cases."
The Federation of Indian Industry also called on the government to take the strongest national measures, including restrictions on economic activities, to block the chain of transmission of the new crown.
On May 2, 2021 local time, in New Delhi, India, the Indian Commonwealth Games Athlete Village became a temporary new crown ward.
However, due to concerns about economic impact, Indian Prime Minister Modi is reluctant to implement a nationwide blockade again.
Currently, its government is exploring more measures to alleviate the serious shortage of medical oxygen in the country.
Modi’s office issued a statement saying that the government’s new measures include establishing a temporary new crown care center near the oxygen plant, planning to set up 10,000 beds with oxygen supply facilities; establishing about 1,500 oxygen plants across the country; The nitrogen plant was transformed into an oxygen plant.
On the other hand, Pfizer announced on Monday that it would donate drugs worth more than US$70 million to India.
Pfizer President Eberle said that the company is also negotiating with the Indian government, hoping to allow India to start using Pfizer vaccines through a "quick approval route."
As of now, about 9% of India’s 1.4 billion people have received at least one dose of the new crown vaccine.