India cases cross 7 million as experts warn of complacency

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India cases cross 7 million as experts warn of complacency:



  • Some experts say though that India's death toll may not be reliable because of poor reporting and health infrastructure and inadequate testing.
  • India aims to provide vaccines to 250 million people by July 2021, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said last week. He said that the government was planning to receive 450 million to 500 million vaccine doses and would ensure ``equitable access''.
  • India saw a steep rise in cases in July and added more than 2 million in August and another 3 million in September. But it is seeing a slower pace of coronavirus spread since mid-September, when the daily infections touched a record high of 97,894.
  • It's averaging more than 70,000 cases daily so far this month. India has a high recovery rate of 85% with active cases below 1 million, according to the Health Ministry.

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