Chinanews, May 24th, a comprehensive report, India's epidemic continues to spread, the capital New Delhi announced on the 23rd to extend the blockade.
At the same time, the country's medical system is facing new challenges-among the new crown patients, the number of mucormycosis infections is increasing, and more than 8,800 cases have been reported nationwide.
Data map: May 6, 2021, local time, New Delhi, India, caring for patients with new coronary pneumonia in the ICU ward of the Holy Family Hospital.
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Worse worse under the epidemic
Nearly 9,000 cases of Mucor in India
According to the BBC report on the 23rd, India has reported more than 8,800 cases of mucormycosis.
The mortality rate of this rare disease is as high as 50%.
In some cases, doctors can only remove the patient’s eyes and other parts to prevent the mucor from spreading in the body.
The Indian government issued a notice on May 20 to conduct more rigorous monitoring of mucormycosis.
According to the authorities, a special ward will be set up in the capital New Delhi to treat patients infected with mucormycosis.
Maharashtra, where Mumbai is located, is one of the most severely affected areas in the second wave. As of May 20, more than 2,000 cases of mucor infection have been reported.
At the same time, Rajasthan and Telangana also announced outbreaks of mucormycosis.
The emergence of the disease has placed a greater burden on the Indian medical system, which has been struggling to deal with the new crown epidemic.
According to reports, patients with new coronavirus infection and diabetes with weak immune systems are particularly susceptible to mucormycosis.
Indian Minister of Health Agarwal pointed out in a letter to state governments that mucormycosis has posed a new challenge for new crown patients and existing diabetes patients receiving steroid therapy in India.
Agarwal called on state governments to classify it as a "reportable disease" in accordance with the Epidemiology Act, which means that the relevant authorities must identify and track each case.
Data map: On May 9, 2021 local time, in New Delhi, India, the streets under the "closed city" were empty.
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High daily death toll from new crown in India
New Delhi extends lockdown again
Chief Minister Kejriwal of New Delhi, the Indian capital, announced on the 23rd that the blockade in New Delhi will be extended for another week until May 31.
If the daily number of new coronavirus infections continues to decline, the unblocking process will be initiated.
Kejriwal said, “We don’t know how long this epidemic will last. But in this month’s time, the residents of New Delhi are still very cooperative. Even if there is a shortage of oxygen, the people still unite like a family to fight the epidemic... …There is a serious shortage of vaccines. But I believe that we will find a solution to this problem."
The New Delhi government imposed a blockade on the city on April 19.
During this period, the government ordered all private company employees to work from home, closing restaurants, non-food stores and shopping centers.
In addition, gatherings and activities are prohibited, the number of passengers on public transportation is restricted, and the number of guests attending weddings and funerals is reduced.
India announced on the 23rd that 240,842 new cases of new crowns were added in the past 24 hours, with a total of 26.53 million confirmed cases; the number of deaths increased by 3,741, and the total number of deaths was nearly 300,000.
According to Reuters statistics, India’s newly reported daily average number of deaths from the new crown ranks first in the world, and one of the three daily deaths in the world comes from India.