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India records over 4,000 coronavirus deaths in a day for first time

India reported on Saturday a record high 4,187 coronavirus deaths as pressure mounts on the government to impose a nationwide lockdown.

India

India's COVID-19 cases surpass 21 million amid oxygen supply issues

India has hit another record for COVID-19 infections as the country struggles to meet demand for oxygen.

India

COVID-19 catastrophe in India worsens as cases and deaths mount

India's health ministry reported 357,229 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours and 3,449 deaths.

India

India tops 20m coronavirus cases with many more likely undercounted

India confirmed more than 20 million coronavirus infections on Tuesday in an official total believed to be a vast undercount.

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India

India's Modi takes electoral hit amid virus surge

Experts say the government’s lax rules about election rallies fueled the outbreak.

India

UK rushes aid to India as COVID-19 surge kills thousands daily

Hospitals in India have been overwhelmed by the number of coronavirus patients.

India

India opens vaccination to all adults amid deadly COVID-19 surge

There are fears that few will be able to afford to be immunised at private clinics, and even state governments could struggle to cover the cost of vaccines charged by drug companies.

India

India: Fire in COVID ward kills 18 as country grapples with outbreak

A fire in a COVID-19 hospital ward in western India killed 18 patients early on Saturday.

USA

US to restrict travel from India over COVID starting Tuesday

The US will restrict travel from India citing a devastating rise in COVID infections and the emergence of new variants.

France

France reports three cases of Indian COVID-19 variant

All three cases involve people who have recently come back from India, the ministry said in a statement released late on Thursday.

India

COVID-19: India records new case high as Brazil sees deadliest month

More than 386,450 new cases were reported across India on Friday, as the army opened up its hospitals. Meanwhile, Brazil became the second country to officially top 400,000 COVID-19 deaths.

Europe Decoded

Police in India charge man who appealed for oxygen amid COVID crisis

Police in the state of Uttar Pradesh said the user had been spreading false rumours and generating "fear" online.

India

India sets another global record for daily new cases logging 375,000

India has set a global record for daily new cases for seven of the past eight days.

World News

Indian COVID variant detected in at least seven European nations: ECDC

According to data obtained by Euronews from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the B.1.617 variant has been detected in seven European countries.

India

India surpasses grim milestone of 200,000 COVID deaths amid surge

Shahid Jameel, a virologist and director of the Trivedi School of Biosciences at Ashoka University, told Euronews the COVID crisis raging in the country was ultimately due to a "coming together of multiple factors" including that of vaccine hesitancy.

Belgium

Belgium shuts borders to travellers from India, Brazil & South Africa

Belgium citizens and residents can fly back from these three countries but will have to submit to quarantine and COVID-19 tests.

Europe Decoded

Twitter obliges as India asks for the removal of critical COVID posts

The removed tweets were published by journalists, opposing politicians, lawmakers as well as other prominent figures.

India

How did India's second COVID wave get this bad?

Experts believe India won't reach the peak of this COVID wave until the second week of May, by which time there could be more than half a million cases a day.

India

India sets another global daily record of 346,000 COVID-19 cases

India reported 346,786 new coronavirus cases in a day. The country has reported more than 16 million infections since the beginning of the pandemic.

World News

Merkel wants more EU self-reliance over Covid-19 vaccine production

German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to see more EU self-reliance in the pharmaceutical sector after Covid-19 vaccine supply worries