Why India s COVID-19 Catastrophe Is Indeed a Crime Against Humanity
The impact that this second wave of the COVID virus has had, is having and will continue to have on India will, in many ways, mirror the impact of any event of mass death that would fit the legal definition of a crime against humanity.
Family member wearing PPE performs last rites of a COVID-19 victim at Nigambodh Ghat crematorium, in New Delhi, Friday, April 23, 2021. Photo: PTI
The Wire on April 29, 2021, Arundhati Roy used the term âcrime against humanityâ to describe immeasurable grief and human suffering India is seeing through the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
1 / 10 Vehicles movement is seen during the curfew amid a surge in coronavirus cases, in Agra Amid a barrage of complaints about private ambulance operators charging exorbitantly to transport Covid-19 patients in Agra, the district administration on Sunday capped the fares, officials said. The Agra police also formed a squad and released a WhatsApp number on which the people can register complaints against those involved in black marketing of oxygen cylinders, Remdesivir injection and other drugs used for COVID-19 treatment. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Muniraj G said the residents can raise their complaint on WhatsApp number 7839003386 and the official Twitter handle of the Agra police.
Sikh temple opens hospital to help India fight coronavirus wave
This content was published on May 10, 2021 - 15:27
May 10, 2021 - 15:27
By Mayank Bhardwaj
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A prominent Sikh temple opened a hospital in the Indian capital New Delhi on Monday to help the country s overstretched health system cope with a surging second wave of the coronavirus.
The temple, known as Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib, located in New Delhi s main government district, will provide 400 beds equipped with oxygen, said Manjinder Singh Sirsa, president of the Delhi Sikh temple management committee.
As the second wave strains healthcare resources, Sikh temples are increasingly setting up hospitals and providing oxygen and ambulances.
Ghaziabad: After the oxygen langar at Indirapuram Gurdwara, similar services have been initiated by its management at Hapur Mode Gurdwara for Covid-19.
The centre has oxygen concentrators and cylinders for Covid patients.
NOIDA: After its free food service for Covid patients in home isolation, Gurdwara Shri Guru Singh Sabha in Noida’s Sector 18 has started an oxygen langar for Covid patients at the multi-level parking lot behind Botanical Garden metro station. The initiative is supported by Khalsa Aid.
Covid-positive residents who are not able to secure a hospital bed or get oxygen support can now drive in at the gurdwara’s makeshift camp and get oxygen support for up to three hours. The entry is from gate 4. But one has to book an appointment on 96547 14986. Patients have to carry their Aadhaar card.