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May 24, 2021 12:52 IST
A misfortune caused by a natural disaster turns into a patent case of injustice when human and political factors exacerbate the suffering
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Queuing up to refill oxygen cylinders at a gas supplier facility in Delhi.
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A misfortune caused by a natural disaster turns into a patent case of injustice when human and political factors exacerbate the suffering
As the second wave of the pandemic wreaks havoc across the country, there is now ample documentation of how the government let its guard down and declared victory against the virus too early, disregarding scientific advice and data. The virus hit back with deadlier mutant variations. The pandemic was unavoidable, but its fallout could have been prevented.
India s COVID-19 Crisis Is an Injustice, Not a Misfortune
All too often in India, the people who are responsible for such injustices easily get away with it because they have been able to portray it as misfortune for which, they claim, they could hardly be blamed.
Family members of Vijay Raju, who died due to the coronavirus disease, mourn before his cremation at a crematorium ground in Giddenahalli village on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, May 13, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Samuel Rajkumar
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The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has been wreaking havoc in India. Over the last couple of weeks, the world has witnessed horrific scenes of people dying due to the lack of medical oxygen, hospital beds and so on. There isnât enough place for the dead in crematoriums and graveyards, nor enough wood for the pyres. Bodies have been washing up on the banks of Ganges river in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the last few days, perhaps because of the near impossibility of a p
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