India posted a record daily rise of 401,993 new coronavirus cases today as the country opened up its mega vaccination drive to all adults, although several states warned of acute vaccine shortages.
India, the world's biggest producer of Covid-19 vaccines, has a limited number of shots available domestically, worsening a grim second wave of infections that has left hospitals and morgues overflowing while families scramble for increasingly scarce medicines and oxygen. "We hope that we will get vaccines tomorrow or the day after...
I ask you to please not queue up at vaccination centres on Saturday," the Chief Minister of the hard-hit state of Delhi, said yesterday.