Vital medical supplies pour into India as hospitals starved of oxygen and beds turn away patients while surge in infections pushes death toll towards 200,000.
India’s new coronavirus cases have stayed above 300,000 for a sixth consecutive day on Tuesday, while its armed forces pledged urgent medical aid to help battle the staggering spike in infections overwhelming its hospitals and even the crematoriums.
Many countries including the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States have pledged to send urgent medical aid, with the first shipment from the UK arriving early Tuesday.
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The World Health Organization chief described the situation in the world’s second-most populous country as “beyond heartbreaking”.
