The world is watching in horror as the death count soars during India’s deadly second wave of COVID-19. Countless Indians are gasping for breath due to oxygen shortages across the country, but in the face of a colossal government failure to plan for and handle the crisis, it’s everyday Indians who are putting themselves at risk to save lives.
Each day, India is setting world records for the most number of cases, reporting more than 400,000 alone on May 1. And as daily cases climb, experts believe there’s a huge discrepancy between the official count of deaths and the actual number.