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Today, Explained

India’s SOS to the world

Today, Explained

Vox

Daily News, Politics, News

4.49.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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The world’s biggest vaccine manufacturer ended up with the world’s worst Covid-19 surge. Neha Arora, New Delhi correspondent for Reuters, explains. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Remember a year ago when the United States had the worst case of COVID in the world when

0:41.7

the numbers were scary and the testing was lagging and people had really started to despair?

0:47.1

Now, half the country's adults are vaccinated. We're certainly not out of the woods, but

0:52.4

people are feeling hopeful and the US government is turning its attention to helping other countries,

0:59.4

countries like India.

1:04.4

I have no words how to describe this to you. This gentleman is struggling to breathe. His son

1:10.3

is struggling to get somebody to look at him.

1:13.4

My mother is on a ventilator situation which is high oxygen power, so these critical patients

1:20.3

will be the first to go. It's a field of funeral buyers of those who have lost their battle

1:26.5

against coronavirus. It's a mass cremation, no rituals, no emotional last goodbyes.

1:33.5

It's not just the United States offering a helping hand China, Australia, Germany, France,

1:39.4

the Indian government is sending military planes to other countries to pick up oxygen. Even

1:45.2

Pakistan, India's arch rival is pitching in offering medical supplies. Everyone wants to

1:51.9

help because India is setting records.

1:55.2

India has recorded a global record of new coronavirus cases for the fourth day running with 349,000

2:03.2

infections.

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