Prognosis
India’s Virus Epicenter Has Only Three Days of Vaccines in Stock
- Shortages come as nation’s epidemic surges with second wave
- Renewed movement curbs after a lull in infections spur anger
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India’s fight against a renewed wave of coronavirus infections is beset by vaccine shortages in several states and cities including the financial capital, Mumbai.
The nation’s worst-hit state, Maharashtra, has only three days worth of vaccines in stock, Health Minister Rajesh Tope told reporters, while the country reported a new daily record of more than 126,700 cases Thursday. Maharashtra alone accounts for some 55,000 infections. Other states, including southern Andhra Pradesh is also running low on shots, according to the Economic Times.