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Australian government considering sending oxygen, ventilators to help India struggling with COVID spike
The federal government says it is considering sending supplies of oxygen and ventilators to India, amid another record rise in daily case numbers in the country.
Key points:
- India’s medical system is struggling to cope with the wave of new COVID cases
- It has recorded the highest daily increase for a fifth day in a row
- The United States and some European Nations are also donating supplies
For the fifth straight day, India set a global record for a rise in daily coronavirus cases — with 352,991 cases in the last 24 hours.
The number of people who have died also jumped by an all-time high of 2,812, reaching a total of 195,123.
So far more than 17 million people in India have contracted the virus.
India’s medical system is struggling to cope…
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