India Covid-19 deaths surge again, more global aid flown in

The grounds are prepared for mass cremation of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) victims in New Delhi,

India's coronavirus disaster deepened on Thursday with its daily death toll climbing above 3,600, as more international aid was flown in with the United States sending nearly one million test kits. The United States and several European nations have started to ease restrictions this week following successful vaccination campaigns, but the pandemic continues to worsen in many parts of the world. Among the most devastating of those waves is in India, where the death and infection rates have been rising exponentially throughout April. On Thursday, India reported 3,645 deaths over the past 24 hours, while confirmed new cases were a global record at more than 379,000. The official numbers are widely believed to be far lower than the reality.