Ecuador - United States, These 6 Countries are Starting to Struggle with Covid-19 Corona

Kapanlagi.com - The Covid-19 corona virus pandemic that is currently haunting several countries has not shown when this virus will end. As a result, many countries are starting to struggle to handle this deadly virus, such as Ecuador to the United States.

Even the number of deaths due to this virus is increasing every day. Government measures are also being taken to prevent the spread of this virus.

Starting from India, where the implementation of lockdown has left millions of people homeless and without food, then the number of deaths in Ecuador has increased significantly, besides many countries are starting to struggle due to the lack of medical equipment and space to accommodate corona patients. Even the advanced country, the United States, currently has the highest number of deaths caused by the corona virus.

Here are 6 countries in the world that are struggling with the corona virus, as summarized by Kapanlagi.com from various sources:

1. India

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India is one of the countries overwhelmed in handling coronavirus cases. The policy taken by the Indian government to implement lockdown or quarantine areas has caused millions of people to be stranded without food. The implementation of this regional quarantine is indeed a form of prevention of the increasing number of coronavirus cases.

However, the sudden announcement made by the Indian government has devastated the people. As a result, the Indian government's policy is flooded with criticism due to inadequate planning. This immediately received a response from the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, who apologized to the poor for being the economic victims of the lockdown policy.

2. Russia

The capital of Russia, Moscow, is one of the areas most severely affected by the coronavirus. This has resulted in Moscow being overwhelmed in accommodating thousands of patients due to a lack of beds. With the increasing number of new cases and the number of patients experiencing serious symptoms, the burden on healthcare services has also drastically increased.

However, a few weeks ago, Moscow has built emergency hospitals that have been converted into hospitals. However, this step is still inadequate to accommodate positive coronavirus patients.

3. Ecuador

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The city of Guayaquil in Ecuador is experiencing a terrible situation due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many bodies are piling up and abandoned on the streets. Even emergency hospital services are overwhelmed in handling these cases.

On social media, there are also many recordings showing bodies left on the streets and only wrapped in blankets. Ecuador's Vice President, Otto Sonnenholzer, has apologized to the country for the government's slow response to this pandemic. He added that Guayaquil is densely populated and has a high poverty rate with people living close together.

4. Japan

Japan is also a country overwhelmed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. This is due to the surge in new cases of patients infected with the coronavirus and the shortage of medical supplies. Not only that, Japan is also struggling to prepare emergency rooms. The emergency rooms for treating patients with serious health conditions cannot be used to treat other patients.

So far, the Japanese government has been increasing the testing rate by introducing drive-thru facilities. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe revealed that the government has changed its policy to test and launch it on a wider scale.

5. English

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Like healthcare workers in other countries, hospital staff in England are also overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic. Recently, the British government has been criticized for its policy of reusing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) due to dwindling supplies.

This new guideline certainly raises concerns among medical personnel who are at high risk as they are at the forefront of treating COVID-19 patients. The shortage of PPE is a result of the total hospital deaths in England reaching 15,464. The British government is also making efforts to provide the necessary PPE in hospitals.

6. United States

The United States has become the country with the highest number of coronavirus infections in the world. Hospitals in the United States are reported to be increasingly overwhelmed by COVID-19, and 40 percent of Americans are under lockdown orders to prevent the spread of the virus.

The United States has become the hardest-hit country due to the spread of this virus. This is believed to have happened because US President Donald Trump initially downplayed the impact of the coronavirus, and many Americans have violated government policies to stay at home.

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