More than 3 lakh cases have been recorded since the last 5 days. One assumption from medical analysts is India would see the worst peak in the second wave in May month. They are expecting more than 7 lakh cases daily in peak. India never ever faced such a critical situation soon after getting independence. The second wave clearly exposed Indian healthcare system in front of others.
The world is sending help to India on humanity grounds. The UK, Saudi Arabia and Singapore have started shipping medical Oxygen to India. The United States lifts the ban on sending raw-materials to help India in manufacturing the vaccines. Experts blame a new Covid-19 variant for pushing India’s healthcare system to the brink. People have died because of non-availability of oxygen in many hospitals in Delhi and Mumbai. Demand for medical oxygen has increased in the second wave in India. Though the government banned supply of oxygen for industrial purposes, still no oxygen boards appeared at hospitals.
International
media lashes Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the sudden emergence of
coronavirus in the second wave. UK media finds fault in giving the permission
for “Kumbh Mela” which the largest Hindu devotees is gathering. The same media
hailed Modi last year in the coronavirus first wave. Delhi High Court warned it
will hang anyone blocking oxygen supplies to hospitals tells the criticality of
the situation. After completing 6 phases of West Bengal elections, every second
person was infected with coronavirus in Kolkata. Still two more phases left
out. Madras High Court blamed the election commission for conducting the
elections during the second wave.
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