India's second wave continues to kill even after a month as new daily infections remain well over 300,000.

India's total pandemic caseload has crossed 22 million and in the last 24 hours, India reported more than 360,000 new cases, a dip from the previous day&nbsp;when daily infections had crossed the 400,000-mark. But it's hardly any relief.

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Amid the second wave, testing has also gone down. On Sunday, India conducted 1.47 million&nbsp;tests, which is the lowest this month. The daily average earlier was 1.7 million tests, so the dip in cases could be a result of fewer tests.

India now has more than 3.7 million active cases and&nbsp;more than 18 million people have&nbsp;recovered. Daily deaths have crossed the 4,000-mark.&nbsp;

 
India's total fatalities are now close to 250,000 and as for vaccination, the progress is slow.

Ten days ago, India had opened its vaccination drive to all adults. But so far, not even three per cent of the population has&nbsp;been fully vaccinated, with less than 10 per cent getting the first shot.

India has a huge population to cover, with more than 1.3 billion people, which is why India must move faster. The problem is, India does not have enough vaccines.

In April, India was administering 3.5 million shots per day which was the peak. Last week, the daily average dropped to 1.9 million shots.

In short, between April 6 and May 6, daily inoculations in India dropped by 38 per cent.

Over the weekend, the central government said states will get more than five million doses in the next three days but with these numbers, India is barely scratching the surface.

India's second wave continues to kill even after a month as new daily infections remain well over 300,000. India's total pandemic caseload has crossed 22 million and in the last 24 hours, India reported more than 360,000 new cases, a dip from the previous day when daily infections had crossed the 400,000-mark.

India's second wave continues to kill even after a month as new daily infections remain well over 300,000. India's total pandemic caseload has crossed 22 million and in the last 24 hours, India reported more than 360,000 new cases, a dip from the previous day when daily infections had crossed the 400,000-mark. But it's hardly any relief. Watch: Amid the second wave, testing has also gone down. On Sunday, India conducted 1.47 million tests, which is the lowest this month. The daily average earlier was 1.7 million tests, so the dip in cases could be a result of fewer tests. India now has more than 3.7 million active cases and more than 18 million people have recovered. Daily deaths have crossed the 4,000-mark. India's total fatalities are now close to 250,000 and as for vaccination, the progress is slow. Ten days ago, India had opened its vaccination drive to all adults. But so far, not even three per cent of the population has been fully vaccinated, with less than 10 per cent getting the first shot. India has a huge population to cover, with more than 1.3 billion people, which is why India must move faster. The problem is, India does not have enough vaccines. In April, India was administering 3.5 million shots per day which was the peak. Last week, the daily average dropped to 1.9 million shots. In short, between April 6 and May 6, daily inoculations in India dropped by 38 per cent. Over the weekend, the central government said states will get more than five million doses in the next three days but with these numbers, India is barely scratching the surface.

India's average daily vaccination dips amid COVID-19 second wave

Italy's PM Mario Draghi warned of a "new wave" of <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/clashes-erupt-in-netherlands-over-coronavirus-restrictions-370482">coronavirus</a> infections as schools, restaurants and shops were ordered to be shut.

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The country which was the worst-hit country due to the virus in the initial months of the outbreak&nbsp;last year has been struggling once again with the rapid spread of<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-contemplating-changing-3-foot-social-distancing-rule-anthony-fauci-370452"> coronavirus</a> cases.

"More than a year after the start of the health emergency, we are unfortunately facing a new wave of infections," PM Draghi said, adding, "The memory of what happened last spring is vivid, and we will do everything to prevent it from happening again."

There have been 102,145 fatalities due to the virus in Italy with over 3.2 million cases so far although the country had begun its <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/astrazeneca-finds-no-evidence-of-blood-clotting-risk-as-countries-restrict-use-of-its-vaccine-370461">vaccination</a> campaign in December but it has been hampered by lack of doses.

The Italian government aims to vaccinate at least 80 per cent of its population by the end of September with 1.95 million Italians been administered two jabs of the vaccine so far.

The EU has been struggling with a disappointing vaccination rollout that started in January as Germany's health minister Jens Spahn said the country ould have to wait until mid-to-late April for the newly approved Johnson &amp; Johnson coronavirus vaccine.

Germany's disease control agency had warned earlier that a third wave of the pandemic had begun in the country even as the country had begun gradually easing partial lockdown from late February.

Spain which was also one of the countries to be hit badly due to the virus during the lockdown last March recorded 70,000 total coronavirus cases amid the third wave of the virus.

The country's health ministry had informed last week that &nbsp;446 people died in 24 hours last Tuesday with 10,528 fatalities in February alone. The number of coronavirus cases in Spain has reached over 3.1 million.

Italy's PM Mario Draghi warned of a "new wave" of coronavirus infections as schools, restaurants and shops were ordered to be shut. Watch: The country which was the worst-hit country due to the virus in the initial months of the outbreak last year has been struggling once again with the rapid spread of coronavirus cases.

Italy's PM Mario Draghi warned of a "new wave" of coronavirus infections as schools, restaurants and shops were ordered to be shut. Watch: The country which was the worst-hit country due to the virus in the initial months of the outbreak last year has been struggling once again with the rapid spread of coronavirus cases. "More than a year after the start of the health emergency, we are unfortunately facing a new wave of infections," PM Draghi said, adding, "The memory of what happened last spring is vivid, and we will do everything to prevent it from happening again." There have been 102,145 fatalities due to the virus in Italy with over 3.2 million cases so far although the country had begun its vaccination campaign in December but it has been hampered by lack of doses. The Italian government aims to vaccinate at least 80 per cent of its population by the end of September with 1.95 million Italians been administered two jabs of the vaccine so far. The EU has been struggling with a disappointing vaccination rollout that started in January as Germany's health minister Jens Spahn said the country ould have to wait until mid-to-late April for the newly approved Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine. Germany's disease control agency had warned earlier that a third wave of the pandemic had begun in the country even as the country had begun gradually easing partial lockdown from late February. Spain which was also one of the countries to be hit badly due to the virus during the lockdown last March recorded 70,000 total coronavirus cases amid the third wave of the virus. The country's health ministry had informed last week that 446 people died in 24 hours last Tuesday with 10,528 fatalities in February alone. The number of coronavirus cases in Spain has reached over 3.1 million.

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