India breaks global record for new Covid-19 cases for sixth day in a row(washingtonpost.com)
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India breaks global record for new Covid-19 cases for sixth day in a row
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/04/27/india-breaks-global-record-new-covid-19-cases-sixth-day-row-more-countries-pledge-support/
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> it looks as if the tide has started turning in Maharashtra.
Temporarily, yes - lockdown has been ordered in the state, and that is why the fall of new cases.
Temporarily, yes - lockdown has been ordered in the state, and that is why the fall of new cases.
I am in Maharashtra. Had to visit a doctor last week. While a lockdown is _supposedly_ in effect since 12/14th April, it didn't feel like it if you look at the traffic on the roads.
People don't care.
People don't care.
This is the state that was reporting ~60% of all cases and deaths in early/mid February while no one was paying attention to it.
If the trend holds, we should start seeing improvements in other states within the next week or two.
1. https://www.mohfw.gov.in/