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Photos: India’s Covid-19 epidemic growing at fastest rate globally
Updated On Jul 28, 2020 10:58 am IST
India’s Covid-19 epidemic is growing at the fastest speed worldwide, at 20% week on week, according to Bloomberg’s coronavirus tracker. The country touched a tally of 1.4 million coronavirus cases last week. As record spikes continue, nearly 50,000 cases were recorded from testing in last 24 hours on July 27. The same day, Prime Minister Narenda Modi reiterated to Indian citizens that the country is in a much better situation in its fight against Covid-19 with more than 11,000 covid facilities, more than 11 lakh isolation beds and around 5 lakh tests being carried out daily.
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A man with a drum performs to raise awareness about using face masks and social distancing on Rabindra Setu in Kolkata on July 25. India’s coronavirus epidemic is now growing at the fastest in the world, increasing 20% over the last week to more than 1.4 million confirmed cases, according to Bloomberg’s Coronavirus Tracker. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)
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A health worker in a PPE kit handles a swab sample taken for coronavirus testing at Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital in New Delhi on July 27. According to the Union Health Ministry’s numbers, 1.48 million of India’s 1.3 billion people have been infected with coronavirus in so far. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)
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A hospital staff waits outside the coronavirus ward at I.D. & B.G. Hospital in Kolkata on July 27. Bloomberg reported that India is only trailing the US and Brazil now in the number of confirmed infections, but its growth in new cases is the fastest. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)
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A view of a barricaded containment zone at Danapur in Patna on July 23. In addition to aggressive testing, several states continue to regulate lockdowns of various degrees to keep a check on the virus contagion and high rising cases. (Santosh Kumar / HT Photo)
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A man wearing a face mask stands outside a clothing store in Kochi on July 24. While Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh continue to report the majority of cases, India has been ramping up testing, with a record 528,082 samples taken on July 27, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). (R S Iyer / AP)
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A medical professional in PPE coverall collects swab sample from a man to test for Covid-19 at Gobindapur in Kolkata, on July 23. The Union Health Ministry shared in its morning health bulletin that with a single-day jump of 47,708 COVID-19 cases, India’s caseload climbed to 14,83,156 on July 28. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)
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A supervisor inspects finished Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) products at a garment manufacturing unit in Mumbai on July 24. Amid other preparations, India has also managed to produce 20.2 million PPE kits after the government had placed orders in March to equip the medical workers for the coronavirus fight, HT reported on July 23. (Indranil Mukherjee / AFP)
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