India faces significantly higher risk from Covid-19 after over 300 cases were reported on Wednesday. It was the largest single-day spike in the number of confirmed cases in India as authorities scramble to contain further spread. The severe spike comes at a time when scores of people, who attended a Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi’s Nizamuddin, have been tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Authorities are now working round the clock to trace more such infections linked to people who attended the religious event. Several people who attended the event are being traced by authorities in a bid to prevent the rapid spike in confirmed cases. Meanwhile, positive Covid-19 cases in India have crossed 2,000 with over 50 deaths. Globally, too, the picture remains grim. While the US recorded its highest single-day death toll on Wednesday, the UK also recorded over 550 deaths. Follow IndiaToday.in for all the Covid-19 live updates:
Provide hazmat suits, N-95 masks to doctors, nurses on war footing: Sonia Gandhi
“To fight Covid-19, there is no alternative to constant and reliable testing. Our doctors, nurses, and health workers need all the support. Personal Protection Equipment such as hazmat suits, N-95 masks must be provided to them on a war footing,” Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
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