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Added on the 10/05/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
New Delhi, Jul 2 (EFE/EPA).- On a scorching summer day, Samarth Thapa was forced to drive around for an entire day with his ailing mother in the frantic hunt for a sickbed from one Delhi hospital to another after she developed clear Covid-19 symptoms.He brought her home in the evening since the government-run as well as private hospitals across the Indian capital, a city of nearly 19 million residents, denied her critical care and refused admission on one or the other pretext.(Camera: HARSIH TYAGI/RAJAT GUPTA).FOOTAGE SHOWS HEALTH AUTHORITIES CARRYING A COFFIN WITH THE BODY OF A COVID-19 PATIENT; COVID-19 TESTING CENTERS; A QUARANTINE FACILITY FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS IN NEW DELHI.
Mumbai, May 25 (EFE/EPA).- Several Indian states have declared a growing fungal infection an epidemic following the rise in the number of patients battling the life-threatening disease known as mucormycosis.The disease spreads through the respiratory tract and proceeds to maim the facial structure, affect the sinuses, the brain, and the lungs of the patient.The rising number of black fungus infections has added to the health woes of India amid a surge in daily coronavirus cases and fatalities, with overall deaths crossing the 300,000-mark. (Camera: DIVYAKANT SOLANKI).SHOT LIST: PATIENTS BETNG TREATED AT A HOSPITAL IN MUMBAI, INDIA.
Bangalore, May 11 (EFE/EPA).- At least 11 coronavirus patients died from lack of oxygen in a hospital in southern India, after the tanker bringing medical oxygen was delayed, in what is the latest incident of this type in the country amid an unprecedented health crisis, official sources reported Tuesday.The incident occurred overnight at the SVR Ruia hospital in Tirupati, in Andhra Pradesh state, when the oxygen supply to Covid-19 patients in the ICU was disrupted for a few minutes, head of district administration, Hari Narayanan, told the media. (Camera:JAGADEESH NV). SHOT LIST: MEMBERS OF THE RAILWAY PROTECTION FORCE STAND GUARD OF HE FIRST BATCH OF LIQUID MEDICAL OXYGEN AT INLAND CONTAINER DEPOT IN BANGALORE, INDIA.
Kolkata, May 4 (EFE/EPA).- India on Tuesday surpassed 20 million coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, registering 357,229 new cases in the last 24 hours, while a virulent second wave has strained the country's healthcare system.The South Asian country also reported 3,449 deaths in 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities to 222,408, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Health, while experts believe that the actual figures could be significantly higher.Tuesday's figures represent a fall in the number of infections for the third consecutive day, after India recorded more than 400,000 cases on Saturday. However, the number of deaths have remained on its upward trend. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY).SHOT LIST: DAILY LIFE IN KOLKATA, INDIA, AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
Srinagar, May 4 (EFE/EPA).- After battling needle-phobia and ignoring many vaccination myths, a fearful Shumaila Firdous sat in a chair with Islamic devotional songs blaring on her headphones.She squeezed her eyes tight as a nurse came with a cotton swab and a 0.5 ml AD syringe at a community hall-turned-immunization center in Kashmir as India reels under a devastating second wave of the coronavirus.India on Tuesday surpassed 20 million coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, registering 357,229 new cases in the last 24 hours, while a virulent second wave has strained the country's healthcare system.The South Asian country also reported 3,449 deaths in 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities to 222,408, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Health, while experts believe that the actual figures could be significantly higher. (Camera: FAROOQ KHAN).B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF SRINAGAR IN INDIAN KASHMIR DURING COVID-19 LOCKDOWN.