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India’s coronavirus cases were falling. Then variants emerged and a second wave put people as young as 14 in hospital – ABC News
The state of Maharashtra accounts for half of India’s active case load and COVID-19 victims appear to be getting younger. Some doctors fear a ‘double mutant’ variant…
An elderly man twitches on his bed in a COVID-19 intensive care ward, as critical medical equipment pumps oxygen into his infected lungs.
Key points:
- India’s second national coronavirus surge continues to break national records
- The city of Nagpur, which escaped the worst of the pandemic last year, has been overwhelmed in the most recent wave
- Health officials have pointed to a new variant as being behind the second wave
His eyes are wide open and appear to glance around the room, but he isn’t conscious.
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