India reported the world’s highest daily tally of COVID-19 infections for a second day on Friday, surpassing 330,000 new cases, as it struggles with a health system overwhelmed by patients and a lack of oxygen.
Officials across northern and western India, including the capital, New Delhi, warned most hospitals were full and running out of oxygen, while major hospitals have been putting up notices saying they have no room for any more patients, and police fanning out to secure oxygen supplies..