Arab Weather - With the continuation of the disastrous Corona crisis that India is experiencing, and its exposure to the highest rate of spread of the Corona virus in the world, heat and air quality in parts of the country may play a major factor in the crisis, and below we review a summary of the Corona crisis in India, and the prevailing weather conditions in exacerbation the crisis.
Summary of the disastrous Corona crisis in India
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Coronavirus cases are rising across India, as the second wave hits the country. Since April 21.
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India records at least 300,000 new daily coronavirus cases.
- More than 360,000 new infections were recorded on Wednesday.
- On Friday, India set a new world record for the highest daily increase in the number of injuries, which reached 386,452 injuries within a 24-hour period.
- By Saturday, that record was broken again when 401,993 new infections were reported.
- The number of coronavirus infections decreased to less than 400,000 on Sunday, however, Sunday was the fourth day in a row with more than 3,000 deaths across the country.
- The number of deaths on Sunday reached 3,689, the largest in India in a single day.
- Since the start of the epidemic, India has recorded more than 18 million cases of coronavirus as of Thursday, more than 6 million of these cases were recorded during the past month.
- The health sector is suffering as hospitals do not have available beds, and oxygen and medicine supplies are running out quickly.
- The death toll in India surpassed 200,000 on Wednesday as the number of injuries continued to rise in the devastating wave.
- The total number of deaths is believed to be higher, as some deaths from the virus may not be officially reported, especially if they occur in homes in rural areas.
- Crematoriums are operating around the clock with the number of deaths increasing, and funeral cremations are being held in parking lots as families face long waiting periods before their loved ones can receive funeral rites.
- People in Bengaluru are in a state of panic, which is the hardest-hit city in southern India.
- Although India has the largest production of vaccines in the world, less than 10% of the population has received their first dose so far.
Warm seasonal conditions may lead to complications
The altitude over northern India enhanced the warm and dry conditions throughout the week. Rising temperatures from Punjab, northern Rajasthan to Bihar and parts of West Bengal reached in excess of 100-110 degrees Fahrenheit (38-43 degrees Celsius) every afternoon until Saturday.
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