India’s daily Covid-19 cases cross 400,000
As the infection count surpassed 19 million, India on May 1 recorded more than 400,000 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), marking the first instance of such cases since the pandemic started, according to the Union ministry of health and family affairs. India has increased its Covid-19 case count to 19,164,969 with 401,993 new cases.
A doctor examines an X-ray of a Covid-19 patient at a hospital in New Delhi on May 1. On May 1, India had a record daily increase of 401,993 new coronavirus cases as the country launched a huge immunization program for all adults.
On May 1, a medical worker administers a dosage of Covishield, AstraZeneca-Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine, to a lady at Max Hospital in New Delhi. In the third phase of the countrywide Covid-19 vaccination drive, certain private hospital chains launched a Covid-19 immunization push for the 18-44 age range at a limited number of locations around the country.
After the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced on April 30 that vaccines will not be administered in Mumbai for three days, a private security guard is stationed outside an empty Covid-19 immunization center. Some states have stated that they would be unable to begin the drive on the first day owing to a scarcity of vaccinations.
