Hospitals in India’s capital near capacity

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India has reported 46,232 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, with the situation particularly alarming in New Delhi.

Intensive care wards and the capital’s main crematorium are near capacity, and health officials this week found the prevalence of infections in markets much higher than expected. The city has added an average of 6,700 cases each day in recent weeks.

A health worker sits by an ambulance after bringing a body of a Covid-19 victim for cremation in New Delhi, India. — Reuters
A health worker sits by an ambulance after bringing a body of a Covid-19 victim for cremation in New Delhi, India. — Reuters

The next two weeks are going to be important in determining which way the virus will go. The Health Ministry also registered 564 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking total fatalities up to 132,726.

The two states of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat have announced night curfews in at least in eight cities from Saturday. Northern Rajasthan state is also imposing restrictions on the assembly of more than four people during nighttime.

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