Daily Mail published this video item, entitled “Omicron in India: India’s COVID-19 cases set for new highs as the virus spreads” – below is their description.
Officials in the capital, New Delhi, imposed a weekend lockdown, banning non-essential movement within the city from Friday evening until 5am on Monday. Bengaluru has also declared a weekend curfew, while authorities in Mumbai have imposed nighttime restrictions. It comes after national new daily infections have surged nearly fourfold in the last week and on Saturday, the health ministry said more than 141,986 cases were reported in the previous 24 hours, a nearly 21 per cent increase from the previous day. Much of the surge has been blamed on political campaigns ahead of next months state polls because candidates have continued to address packed rallies of tens of thousands of people, many without masks. The scenes are strikingly similar to last year’s election season, when the delta variant ravaged the country and made India one of the world’s worst-hit countries. Authorities have capped restaurants and bars at half their capacity, banned large gatherings, asked medical staff to cut short their winter holidays and in some states, closed schools and movies theatres. Health officials have said the new surge is causing fewer deaths and many cases are asymptomatic, but they have warned citizens that without restrictions the numerous infections, even if milder, could still pressure the country’s fragile health system.
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