A model from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington forecast 1,018,879 deaths by the end of July. India added 357,229 new cases on Tuesday, taking its total outbreak past 20 million infections and overall death toll to 222,408. “The next four to six weeks are going to be very, very difficult for India," said Ashish Jha, the dean of Brown University School of Public Health. For public health researchers, a key concern is the relative dearth of coronavirus testing, which many scientists believe is causing a sharp undercounting of cases. Vaccines will be the big way to remove risks, although it will take time to get there, public health experts say.

Source: Mint May 04, 2021 23:43 UTC