NEW DELHI, July 5 — India added a record number of coronavirus cases today, approaching Russia as the world’s third-most infected nation as it opens a mass treatment centre in the capital to fight the pandemic. The health ministry reported just under 25,000 cases and 613 deaths in 24...
State government officials fear the metropolis could record more than half-a-million cases by the end of the month. — Reuters pic
The sharp rise came as Delhi started treating patients at a spiritual centre converted into a sprawling isolation facility and hospital with 10,000 beds, many made of cardboard. India’s surge took the total tally to more than 673,000 cases and 19,268 deaths, with the country on the cusp of surpassing badly-hit Russia.
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