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World's Biggest Vaccine Maker 'Very Stressed' As India Sees Record Spike In COVID-19 : Coronavirus Updates India has recorded its biggest jump in new coronavirus infections since the pandemic began. Authorities are trying to balance curbs on movement with voting in state elections.MUMBAI — India confirmed another record jump in COVID-19 cases Wednesday, as the world's biggest vaccine maker said it was "very stressed" and needs help from the Indian government to boost production. India is struggling to speed up vaccinations amid its sharpest spike in coronavirus infections since the pandemic began. Authorities are also trying to balance stricter curbs on movement while also ensuring fair voting in five regions holding state elections throughout the month. Despite bans on large gatherings in other parts of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday in West Bengal, one of the jurisdictions voting this month. Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party hopes to make inroads in West Bengal — one of the last bastions of opposition rule. India has administered . But that's still less than 6% of the population of nearly 1.4 billion. Modi of a coronavirus vaccine on March 1. In , the CEO of the Serum Institute of India, Adar Poonawalla, said late Tuesday that his company's production of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, the injection most used in India, is "very stressed, to put it frankly.""We are prioritizing the needs of India, but we are still short of being able to supply to every Indian," Poonawalla said. He said he planned to take out bank loans if the Indian government does not respond to his request for about $400 million in order to meet its requirements. After touting its ability to export millions of doses of coronavirus vaccines, India in recent weeks has diverted some of those shipments for use domestically. Other countries have complained that their vaccine orders from India have been delayed. The Health Ministry on Wednesday 115,736 new infections and 630 deaths — India's highest death toll since November. About half of the new cases are in the western state of Maharashtra, where Mumbai is the state capital. Hospitals there are . Apartment complexes where residents test positive are being sealed off and guarded by police. Mumbai and the national capital Delhi both remain under night curfews. The Delhi High Court said Wednesday that masks are compulsory – even if a person is driving alone in their own car. Gatherings are banned, and officials have and other areas where crowds may gather. But restaurants, shops — even cinemas — remain open in most of India. Officials have held off declaring a strict nationwide lockdown. Last spring, India's economy under nationwide restrictions, and there were cases of .The chief ministers of Maharashtra and New Delhi have instead asked Modi's government to lift age requirements and speed vaccinations to adults of all ages. But the central government . Only people 45 or older, and some categories of frontline workers, remain eligible.Sponsor Message

World's Biggest Vaccine Maker 'Very Stressed' As India Sees Record Spike In COVID-19 : Coronavirus Updates India has recorded its biggest jump in new coronavirus infections since the pandemic began. Authorities are trying to balance curbs on movement with voting in state elections.MUMBAI — India confirmed another record jump in COVID-19 cases Wednesday, as the world's biggest vaccine maker said it was "very stressed" and needs help from the Indian government to boost production. India is struggling to speed up vaccinations amid its sharpest spike in coronavirus infections since the pandemic...

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