{"id":20121,"date":"2021-04-29T15:41:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T15:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=20121"},"modified":"2021-04-29T15:41:52","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T15:41:52","slug":"india-covid-crisis-us-tells-citizens-to-leave-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=20121","title":{"rendered":"India Covid crisis: US tells citizens to leave the country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The United States has told its citizens to leave India as soon as possible as the country battles a devastating&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/3news.com\/category\/coronavirus\/\">coronavirus<\/a>&nbsp;wave.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>India reported 379,257 new infections on Thursday, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/3news.com\/category\/world\/\">world<\/a>\u2019s highest single-day total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US embassy warned that \u201caccess to all types of medical care is becoming severely limited\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Level 4 \u201cdo not travel\u201d advisory is the highest of its kind issued by the Department of State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The overall death toll in India officially surpassed 200,000 on Wednesday, though experts believe the actual number could be much higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-asia-india-56913047\">Deadly Covid wave rips through small-town India<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/live\/world-56890174\">As it happened: BBC\u2019s live coverage on India\u2019s Covid surge<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What has the US said?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.usembassy.gov\/health-alert\/\">In the advisory<\/a>, US citizens were told \u201cnot to travel to India or to leave as soon as it is safe to do so\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUS citizens who wish to depart India should take advantage of available commercial transportation options now,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some US citizens have reported being denied entry to hospitals due to a lack of space, it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The warning comes as the White House said the US is redirecting its own order of the supplies needed to make the AstraZeneca, allowing India to make more than 20 million doses for its own use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US is also sending more than $100m (\u00a376m) in supplies to India, including almost one million instant tests on a first flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Indian government has welcomed what it called an \u201coutpouring of solidarity\u201d from around the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/3news.com\/category\/world\/\">world<\/a>, with more than 40 countries pledging urgently needed equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s the latest in India?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hospitals have been overwhelmed, oxygen is in critically low supply and crematoriums are operating non-stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday was the deadliest day so far, with 3,645 people succumbing to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/3news.com\/category\/coronavirus\/\">coronavirus<\/a>. However, the real death toll is thought to be higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-asia-india-56907007\">Why India\u2019s Covid crisis matters to the whole world<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/in-pictures-56913348\">India\u2019s round-the-clock mass cremations<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite this, the state of West Bengal has been voting in the final phase of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/3news.com\/category\/elections\/\">elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Long queues were seen outside polling booths, raising concerns about further spread of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts fear West Bengal could be the next epicentre. Cases rose by 17,000 on Wednesday \u2013 a state record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States has told its citizens to leave India as soon as possible as the country battles a devastating&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;wave. 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