New Delhi:
On Thursday, more than 81,000 new coronavirus cases were reported and 1,096 people
have died due to the pandemic in the last 24 hours. At a time, when our health
care system is stretched to its limits, new cases continue to pile as doctors,
nurses and health officials across India continue to struggle treating the
patients infected with the deadly virus. While treating a covid-19 patient, a
vast array of medical equipment such as ventilator, oxygen tanks, masks and
other surgical items are needed. Some private hospitals have opened covid-19
wards and began to treat the patients in a highly contained area in the
hospital.
The grim
figures recorded on Thursday brings the number of cases in India to 6,391,960
and the number of deaths is close to reaching 1 lakh. So far, 5,348,653 people
have recovered in India from the virus. Maharashtra is still the worst affected
state in India with Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka in the following
places. India has been holding onto the second position in the world rankings
in terms of infections and holds the third position when it comes to number of
deaths occurred due to the virus.
The Central
Government has issued orders to re-open public establishments like movie
theatres, swimming pools to be opened from October 15th and also issued
guidelines to re-open schools in a gradual manner. The Central Government
stated this week that there are no plans in place for another nation-wide
lockdown and the states and Union Territories can only impose lockdown after
consulting with the central government.
