India Records over 400,000 COVID-19 Cases in 24 Hours

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – India recorded on Saturday over 400,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours for the first time, the first country to do so in the pandemic, official data showed. According to the health ministry, 401,993 new infections were registered taking the total caseload to 19.1 million. There were 3,523 deaths, bringing the toll […]

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Thailand sends medical supplies to India

BANGKOK (NNT) – The Thai government has sent medical supplies by military aircraft to help fight the devastating surge of COVID-19 in India, before returning to Bangkok with infected embassy officials in need of treatment. The Royal Thai Air Force Airbus A320 aircraft today departed Bangkok at 7 a.m. bound for New Delhi, India, on […]

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Thailand temporarily bans all foreign arrivals from India

Thailand is barring all Indians and other foreigners arriving from India from entering the country due to the severe coronavirus crisis there. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, the Covid-19 Situation Administration spokesman, said on Sunday Thailand has postponed the process of issuing certificates of entry for Indian citizens and foreigners arriving from India. The document is compulsory for […]

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Multiple hospitals in India’s capital run out of oxygen as city struggles with massive COVID spike

India is enduring a massive Covid-19 wave, having set a new global record in daily infections. The situation is particularity tense in New Delhi, with hospitals running out of space and supplies to tackle the influx of patients. Multiple hospitals in New Delhi have run out of oxygen necessary for critical coronavirus patients’ life support, […]

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India under Siege from COVID-19, Hospitals Overwhelmed

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – India reported a record daily increase of coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Sunday, exacerbating shortages of oxygen supplies and hospital beds in some of the worst-hit cities of the country. India reported 261,500 new cases, taking the total caseload to nearly 14.8 million, second only […]

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