Australia threatens to impose prison sentences on returning citizens from the Asian country
MADRID, 1 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Indian authorities have warned this Saturday that the country has once again registered a record number of coronavirus infections in the last day with 401,993 additional cases, which places the total number of infected at more than 19 million.
The country, mired in a serious health crisis, exceeded 18 million cases on April 29, which shows a rapid rate of infections. After nine consecutive days exceeding 300,000 daily cases, India has become the first country to exceed 400,000 in a single day.
The latest balance indicates that in total there are 3,268,710 active cases, 98,482 more than the previous day, as well as 211,853 deaths, 3,523 in the last day. However, 15,684,406 people have managed to recover, almost 300,000 of them in the last day.
On Friday, 386,452 new infections and 3,498 deaths were reported, as indicated by government data, which indicates that active cases now represent 17.06 percent of the accumulated total, while recoveries are around 81 percent. , with a mortality rate of 1.1 percent.
The state of Maharashtra (west) continues to be the territory hardest hit by this wave of the pandemic, accounting for 20 percent of active cases.
Countries like the United States and Australia have restricted travel with India. In the case of Canberra, the authorities have threatened to impose prison sentences for those who try to return to the territory from the Asian country.
This same Saturday, the Australian Government has specified that these measures will take effect on Monday and will not be reviewed until May 15, according to information from the ABC network.
Health Minister Greg Hunt announced on Friday that anyone trying to violate these restrictions could face fines of up to 50,000 euros, as well as five years in prison.
Several countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan have nonetheless pledged to send aid to India to deal with the pandemic.
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