The second round of surveys by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) covered 5,384 people in three districts: Matunga (North F), Dahisar (North R) and Chembur (West M). (Proceedings)
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Deaths per million people are even lower in India, almost half the world average. So far, only about 72 deaths per million inhabitants have occurred in the country; globally, this number is 131. This has led to questioning the authenticity of the death numbers from India. On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump, in an effort to defend his own administration’s record in minimizing the loss of life, suggested that India was not reporting the deaths. Many scientists and health experts actually believe that the deaths in India might be somewhat underestimated, but no one is sure to what extent.
Meanwhile, without internal production of liquefied oxygen in Madhya Pradesh, much of its medical and industrial needs are met in neighboring states, primarily Maharashtra. However, in early September, Maharashtra, which is dealing with growing Covid cases, ordered its producers to restrict supplies out of state. Since then, hospitals in Jabalpur and Indore, among other districts in Madhya Pradesh, have been affected.
Although on September 18 the central government urged states not to impose restrictions on the movement of oxygen, the supply continues to be affected. MP’s 11 ASUs manufacture oxygen on a much smaller scale and primarily to meet the needs of local steel industries.
In other COVID-related news, India’s air travel bubble with Germany was suspended after the European country banned national airline Air India from flying to its airports, a senior government official told The Indian Express. The ban succeeded the Indian side that asked Lufthansa to cut its hours, prompting the airline to cancel its flights to India until October 20.
Consequently, Air India also canceled its flights to Frankfurt from Delhi. “All our flights to and from Frankfurt had to be canceled due to the withdrawal of the permit from the German authorities. Ten flights in the Delhi-Frankfurt sector and two between Delhi and Bangalore will not operate now until October 14, ”said an Air India spokesperson.
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