Covid Crisis in India Reaches Critical Point

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4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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In January, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared India “saved humanity from a big disaster by containing corona effectively.” But this week, recorded Covid-19 cases in India surpassed the 20 million mark, and experts warn that the worst is yet to come. Hospital beds and oxygen devices remain in short supply and crematoriums in Delhi are overwhelmed. Critics contend that the Modi administration’s decision to open up the country and disregard Covid-19 as an ongoing threat left the country vulnerable to what is now the world’s worst outbreak of the disease. We’ll look at how India got to this point and what lessons can be learned from this humanitarian crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.3	Coming up on forum, India's surge of COVID infections has overwhelmed both hospitals,
1:06.8	with beds and oxygen in short supply, and crematoriums.
1:10.9	Yesterday, the nation reached the grim milestone of 20 million cases since the start of the pandemic,
1:15.8	and reports of more cases are coming from rural villages.
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