India first country to record 400,000 daily Covid cases

india's coronavirus pandemic continues to worsen by the day 

and now it's hit a groomed new milestone the country has become the first in the 

world 

to record more than 400 000 coronavirus 

infections that's in just one day the news comes as 

the country's hospitals continue to 

struggle with acute shortages of both oxygen 

and beds vaccination of all adults has 

now begun 

although there's a desperate lack of vaccine dose supplies and in a controversial move australia announced friday that is banning its 

own citizens from returning from india 

due to the severity of the outbreak 

there 

it says it will jail anyone who tries to 

come home 

our correspondent mark labelle reports 

grasping valuable oxygen 

receiving care in a car 

others still urgently seeking it 

we're waiting here in hope that they 

will help us a bit and in the meantime 

we are trying to organize oxygen from 

another source as the now all too familiar cues for 

oxygen 

continue it's not just 

oxygen wood is in short supply too with 

so many cremations like this 

taking place because the government has 

given up everything now depends on god many are 

pinning their hopes on vaccines too 

the world's largest vaccination drive 

here has so far led to 150 million 

jabs all adults over the age of 18 are 

now 

eligible to receive one but a number of 

key states say that's not yet 

possible because of a shortage of doses 

to stop the virus spreading elsewhere australia has temporarily made it illegal for its 

citizens to return home from india and this from america we have announced that there is going to be a travel 

restriction 

starting on tuesday but some flights 

will take on 

extra importance we're going to be sending a plane with supplies that will include oxygen 

and with an expectation that that will 

provide some level of relief 

but even if cases are now successfully 

contained 

it's predicted there's still a tough 

month ahead 

the daily case count is likely to peak around mid may 

and the daily death count will possibly 

peak about two weeks later towards the 

end of may 

india's battle with this pandemic remains on many fronts 

mark lobel bbc news 

well by prime minister narendra modi's 

government has kick-started the 

vaccination drive for everyone 

above the age of 18 from today many indian states have announced they can't 

begin the vaccination as they don't have enough stock 

to provide the doses this is happening 

at a time when india has reported over 

400 000 cases of kobe 19 in just 24 hours the bbc's 

amir perzada 

reports from suniga through the second wave of karana virus 

kashmir has also seen a massive spike in new cases 

due to which most of the vaccination centers in srinagar have no vaccines hardly anyone can be seen 

at these centers and those who have 

turned up are sent back this is happening on the 

day 

when prime minister narendra modi's 

government kick-starts 

a vaccination drive for everyone above 

the age of 18 

and as india continues to record over 

300

000 cases a single day according to 

federal government's new vaccination policy the state government and the hospitals 

can directly purchase the vaccines from the manufacturers 

and while india is the largest vaccine 

manufacturer 

it seems there are not enough vaccines 

available 

many states have clearly announced that 

they can't begin the vaccination drive 

as the manufacturers have not been able to 

keep up with the demand 

that has led to a widespread 

disappointment 

i have been waiting from you know 8 45 because they told 

that nine the center will be open at nine you know 

now is near about 10 is getting 10 9 45 but they are not available this is the vaccine is not available here 

you go back come another day my aunt is 

with me she's a diabetic patient 

i have a uncle she have a neuro problem 

you know 

that's why i'm very worried about them 

but we are still waiting so far 

india has fully vaccinated less than two 

percent of its population 

experts say at the current rate it may 

take 

india years to vaccinate its entire 

population 

but can india's estimated 800 million eligible citizens and indeed the world afford to wait for so long amir pirzada.