Overall tally surges past 21 million, boosted by a record 412,262 new cases, while the death toll now stands at 230,168, health ministry data shows. India has reported more than 400,000 coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, while the number of dead from the virus rose to a record 3,980. The South Asian nation’s […]
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By Jaideep Varma This is a historic moment in India, for the scale of crisis upon us, and the precipice we’re facing. Whichever way this goes, it is important to remember that is a man-made crisis on a scale that demands accounting for, for the sake of history and for never repeating it again. We […]
Read MoreBY VINEETHA MOKKIL It’s time to face facts. Your God does not have a 56-inch chest. Your God is all bluster, no action. All swagger, no substance. Your God has failed the people of India on every count as the worst crisis in modern times ravages the country. Your God has no interest in protecting […]
Read MoreAs India’s COVID-19 crisis continues, the percentage of the population testing positive for the virus has grown from 4.2% to 18.4% in the past 30 days. With more than 300,000 new cases reported each day, hospitals and crematoria face collapse. Global media have been awash with heartbreaking images, statistics and stories showing the failure of the country’s health […]
Read MoreBy Shalini Venugopal Bhagat India on Tuesday passed the milestone of 20 million reported coronavirus cases, with many more undetected, according to experts, spurring new calls for a national lockdown. With those reported numbers, India became the second country after the United States to cross 20 million cases. Although aid has begun to pour in from […]
Read MoreAn appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi: Please step aside. We need a government. Desperately. And we don’t have one. We are running out of air. We are dying. We don’t have systems in place to know what to do with help even when it’s on hand. What can be done? Right here, right now? We […]
Read MoreOur South Asia correspondent reflects on a catastrophe that is now affecting the lives of almost everyone in the country You recently lost a close colleague, Kakoli Bhattacharya, to Covid-19. Can you tell us about her and the important work that she did?Kakoli was the Guardian’s news assistant over here and had worked for us since 2009. […]
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Source: India COVID patients ‘die due to oxygen shortage’ – YouTube
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Huge surge in cases followed erroneous ‘supermodelling’ study suggesting herd immunity had been achievedby Michael SafiThu 29 Apr 2021 12.50 BST 1,952 They will be remembered as India’s lost months: the stretch between September and February when Covid-19 cases in the country defied global trends, falling sharply throughout the coldest months of the year until they […]
Read MoreHarrowing scenes from India show the extent of the crisis gripping the nation as the second wave of coronavirus brings the death toll to over 200,000. This article contains images some people may find upsetting. India has seen more Covid cases in the last seven days than any other country. People have died waiting for […]
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