The Latest: India cases pass 800,000 with record daily jump

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

NEW DELHI: India’s coronavirus cases have passed 800,000 with the biggest spike of 27,114 cases in the past 24 hours, causing nearly a dozen states to impose a partial lockdown in high-risk areas.

The new confirmed cases took the national total to 820,916. The Health Ministry on Saturday also reported another 519 deaths for a total of 22,123.

A surge in infections saw the cases jumping from 600,000 to more than 800,000 in nine days. The ministry said the recovery rate was continuing to improve at more than 62%.

Eight of India’s 28 states, including the worst-hit Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and New Delhi, account for nearly 90% of all infections.



Health workers walk to screen people for COVID-19 symptoms at a slum, in Mumbai, India, Friday, July 10, 2020. India has overtaken Russia to become the third worst-affected nation by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)


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[FarPoint]

1. When I get the time...

I want to know how the children in India are doing with covid-19....That is tRumps next target group with forcing public schools to open up...This information can help us prepare...refuse opening of public schools...maybe.

[jimfields33]

3. Safety comes first or should

The only thing I wonder is the longer the parents homeschool, the more comfortable they will be and some may find it a benefit due to flexibility. Do you think a percentage will just say heck with it and full time homeschool?

[FarPoint]

4. Right now...

I support homeschool for covid-19 Precautions... Pretty much wanting sports/ school off the schedule too...At least until we get a real President and we all can work together to mitigate the virus ... We want safety first...indeed.

[IronLionZion]

2. Respiratory viruses spread quickly in India because of crowding

Some liberal states had success early on with aggressive quarantine/test/trace programs but it's quite impossible to do in the more urban areas and conservative states without Chinese-style authoritarianism. Freedom really gets in the way of pandemic containment.

The 4 hardest hit countries have something in common. USA, Brazil, India, and Russia are all controlled by extreme right wing assholes.

[FarPoint]

5. Excellent assessment data..

Let's keep a log ..

[IronLionZion]

6. If you like data

check out worldometers

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

[FarPoint]

7. Why thank you....

I am so glad our Brett is in Canada....He is a Chef...

[TrumpCleaner]

8. The ultimate tsar bomb of covid-19 must be India

Given India's condition (poor, exploding population etc), what they have been doing so far ( I mean what their data presents) is like a miracle.
The ultimate tsar bomb of covid-19 must be India, given enough time you will see.