87k health staff infected with Covid, 573 dead; 74% cases from six states

印度8.7万名医护人员确诊，573人死亡，其中74%来自六个邦

NEW DELHI: More than 87,000 healthcare workers have been infected with Covid-19, with just six states — Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, West Bengal and Gujarat — accounting for three-fourths (around 74%) of the case burden and over 86% of the 573 deaths due to the infection, official data showed.

新德里：官方数据显示，超过8.7万名医务人员感染新冠病毒，死亡573例，其中确诊病例的74%，死亡病例的86%来自六个邦——马哈拉施特拉邦、卡纳塔克邦、泰米尔纳德邦、德里、西孟加拉邦和古吉拉特邦。

Maharashtra alone, with the highest number of over 7.3 lakh confirmed Covid-19 cases so far, accounts for around 28% of the infected healthcare workers and more than 50% of the total deaths, according to the data.

据数据显示，仅马哈拉施特拉邦的确诊医护人员就占总确诊医务人员的28%左右，该邦的医务人员死亡病例占医务人员总死亡病例的50%以上。迄今，马哈拉施特拉邦的确诊病例超过73万例。

While Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu had tested more than 1 lakh healthcare workers each till August 28, Karnataka reported only 12,260 infected healthcare workers — almost half the burden in Maharashtra. Tamil Nadu reported 11,169 cases that included doctors, nurses and Asha workers. The three states together accounted for 55% of the total cases among health workers.

尽管截至8月28日，马哈拉施特拉邦、卡纳塔克邦和泰米尔纳德邦分别对10万多名医护人员进行了检测，但卡纳塔克邦报告的感染医护人员仅12260例，几乎是马哈拉施特拉邦的一半。泰米尔纳德邦报告了1169例，其中包括医生、护士和基层卫生服务人员。这三个邦的确诊医务人员共占卫生工作者感染病例总数的55%。

The three states also reported the highest number of deaths in healthcare professionals, though with a wide gap between Maharashtra and the other two. While Maharashtra reported 292 deaths among healthcare workers, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu had 46 and 49 deaths, respectively.

这三个邦报告的医务人员死亡人数也最高，不过马哈拉施特拉邦与其他两个邦的差距很大。马哈拉施特拉邦报告有292名医务工作者死亡，卡纳塔克邦和泰米尔纳德邦分别有46名和49名死亡。

A large number of Covid-19 infections and even deaths of healthcare workers in particular states is being viewed with concern by officials and public health experts, who say risks to frontline workers can jeopardise India’s fight against the pandemic.

官员和公共卫生专家正以关切的态度看待某些邦的大量新冠肺炎感染病例，特别是医护人员死亡。他们说，一线工作人员面临的风险可能危及印度抗击疫情的努力。

The issue, discussed in a review meeting headed by the cabinet secretary on Thursday, saw the Centre cautioning states about the need to protect a crucial resource. The possible factors responsible for high infections, officials said, were lax infection control in hospitals and the need for stringent containment measures in areas where health professionals reside to safeguard them.

周四，中央在由内阁大臣主持的审查会议上讨论了这一问题，提醒各邦政府有必要保护这一重要资源。官员们说，造成高感染的可能因素是医院的感染控制松懈，为了保护医护人员，在他们居住的地区需要采取严格的控制措施。

“Solidarity with health workers cannot be met with mere words of encouragement but by concerted efforts to strengthen the health workforce. Safety net for their families should be provided including a term insurance cover of over Rs 2 crore, with the government as sole guarantee,” said Giridhar Babu, epidemiologist at the Public Health Foundation of India.

印度公共卫生基金会的流行病学家Giridhar Babu称：“对卫生工作者的声援不能仅以鼓励的言辞来实现，而应通过共同努力加强卫生人力。应该为他们的家庭提供安全保障，包括超过2亿卢比的定期保险，政府单独承保。”

“Protecting healthcare workers is of paramount importance to make sure we have a large enough force to take care of patients who need their services,” said Dr H Sudarshan Ballal, chairman, Manipal Hospitals, who said such workers may be at risk because of a large number of asymptomatic patients and lack of proper use of PPEs.

Manipal医院主席H Sudarshan Ballal博士说：“保护医护人员是最重要的，这样才能确保我们有足够的人力来照顾患者。这类工作人员可能面临风险，因为有大量无症状患者，而且缺乏防护装备。”

印度时报读者的评论：译者：Jessica.Wu

Amitava Basu

Very brave souls and very sad day for India, instead of having a national strategy, the politicians are hiding under Ram Mandir, Indians should demand actions from Government, both at Federal and State level. Doing sporadic lockdown with out purpose and lies don’t solve the problems.

这些医务人员都是非常勇敢的人，太难过了。政客们没有制定好抗疫战略，忙着建罗摩神庙，印度人应该要求中央政府和邦政府采取行动。漫无目的的封锁是不能解决问题的。

lasomani

Modi is to answer for this.

莫迪应该对此负责。

Sunder Swami

Modi is too busy collecting taxes and building temples!

莫迪忙着收税、建寺庙!

Sanjoy Pandey

While numbers are falling in rest of the numbers are increasing continuously in India. This is alarming.

其他国家的确诊数量在下降，而印度却在不断增加，令人担忧啊。

Veer

A very scary and sad news, medical workers must be given the best protective dresses etc to reduce them getting infected.

太可怕了，难过。必须为医务工作者提供最好的防护服，减少感染人数。

NPALootersAreMyFriends

it would be great sense of nationalism from Mr. Modi ji if he himself resigns and hands over satta to some sensible person... it would be great service to the nation....

如果莫迪爱国，就应该主动辞职，把国家交给更明智的人管理，这就是对国家最大的贡献。

Moderator sahee

National tragedy indeed, man made. Majority died because of gov apathy towards their demand for PPE kits. Helmets, garbage bags and wnat not they innovated but then... Sab changa si...

印度的悲剧确实是人为造成的。大多数医务人员死亡是因为政府对他们对个人防护装备的需求漠不关心。他们甚至用头盔，垃圾袋代替防护服……

Prasanna Kumar

Why is no one oulling up the PM?? He is feeding peacock shows when all this is happening.

为什么没有人指责总理??当这一切发生的时候，他还在喂孔雀。

Joyee

These 573 healthworkers are the real hero ..

这573名医护人员才是真正的英雄…

ramu ramu

in the bjp rule state ....they come up with thali bajao and diya ceremonies...or may be some leader recommend these health workers to eat cow dung as a part of treatment.....

在人民党执政的邦…一些领导人建议这些医务人员吃牛粪来治疗新冠肺炎…

Vijayendra Kumar

This is Modi’s India. Nothing is going right . At least under corrupt UPA, India’s economy was growing. Now it is contracting, not even growing at the Hindu rate of growth of 3.5% of an earlier era.

这是莫迪治下的印度，一切都不顺利。在腐败国大党的统治下，至少印度经济增长了。但目前经济正在萎缩，甚至没有达到早期3.5%的增长率。

Bullet

Ate they getting their insurance as promised by the central goverment ???

I doubt ..this govt is all slogans but no action

他们是否获得了中央政府承诺的保险赔偿??我表示怀疑. .这届政府只有口号，没有行动

Vivek

The number of dead are far more than this. Fake number from the govt.

死亡人数远不止这些。这些是政府篡改的数据。

Thrishool

Damn shame on the Governments ( both at center and in states). That's why, people prefer to go abroad for treatment.

政府真可耻(无论是中央政府还是各邦政府)。人们更愿意去国外治疗。

ksingh

still PPE is not of good quality in India but govt decided to export itwhy?

why are so many healthcare staff affected?

do not blame them. blame the pathetic infrastructure

尽管印度防护服质量不好，但政府仍决定出口，为什么?

为什么会有这么多医护人员感染?责任不在他们，主要是因为他们的装备太差了

Lavin Vincent

BJP... Brainless Jumla Party...

脑残的人民党

Rm N

The central and states must pay a lumpsom and monthly compensation of at least equivalent to their total life time earnings .

中央和各邦必须向这些医务人员的家属支付一笔赔偿金，金额至少相当于他们一生的收入。

Dreet

India has overtaken Brazil in reality

事实上，印度的确诊人数已经超过巴西了

Kumar

All is Well.

Believe it, otherwise you an ANTI INDIAN

一切都好。相信这一点，否则你就是反印度的

Deepak M

Very sad, frontline workers have fought like soldiers

非常难过，一线医务人员像士兵一样在战斗

Ulhas Kulkarni

One shudders to think WHAT will happen when COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION starts eventually!

想到社区传播开始时会发生什么，我就不寒而栗!