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For most of the past month, India has been the country that has reported the highest number of new daily cases. 90,802 new cases were registered on Monday. While the spread of the infection has stabilized in Brazil and the United States, the trend continues to point to the upside in India.
However, in relation to the size of the population, the picture is different. India has 1.3 billion people, several hundred million more than the total population of North, Central, and South America.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi quarantined all of India in mid-March. When the restrictions began to be lifted in late May, the spread of the infection took off. Despite the alarming development, new relays have been introduced at regular intervals to boost the economy. In September the New Delhi metro (with 20 million inhabitants) will open. Sports events and religious gatherings with 100 participants will be allowed.
Until a few years ago, the Indian economy grew the world’s fastest. During the second quarter, growth fell 24 percent. The country is in recession and acute poverty is forecast to rise. NGOs warn of hunger and malnutrition in the wake of pandemics. You can already see that trafficking and prostitution have increased.
Deaths that may be related to covid-19 they are relatively few. More than 70,000 people have died in India, compared to nearly 130,000 in Brazil. According to experts, India’s young population, more than half of whom are under the age of 25, is part of the explanation. There is also reasoning about possible genetic causes and that other viral diseases, such as dengue, which is common in India, can give immunity to COVID-19.
It is feared that the number of blacks is high both in terms of deaths and infected. The government is criticized by public health experts because the tests were insufficient and monitoring of the infection was ineffective. The health service has also struggled to cope with the onslaught.
