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Even though India’s case load was down from Monday’s global record (323,144 new cases, down from 352,991) some medical experts warned it was due to reduced testing, not a reduced infection rate.
“Please note that a huge fall in daily cases ... is largely due to a heavy fall in testing. This should not be taken as an indication of falling cases, rather a matter of missing out on too many positive cases!” Rijo M John, a professor and health economist at the Indian Institute of Management in the southern state of Kerala, said in a post on Twitter.
More now on Australia’s decision to suspend flights from India until at least 15 May.
The move was announced by the prime minister, Scott Morrison a short time ago, and will impact two passenger services into Sydney and two repatriation flights into Darwin, involving about 500 people, Australian Associated Press reports.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2021/apr/27/coronavirus-live-news-uk-donated-ventilators-and-oxygen-supplies-arrive-in-india
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