Covid-19 coronavirus: India s cities are under siege - now its rural areas are in the firing line
26 Apr, 2021 11:35 PM
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India is fighting a devastating second wave of Covid-19 that is killing thousands each day. Video / AP
India is fighting a devastating second wave of Covid-19 that is killing thousands each day. Video / AP
Daily Telegraph UK
By: Joe Wallen and Mohammad Sartaj Alam
India s devastating Covid-19 epidemic, which is killing thousands of people each day in major cities including Delhi and Mumbai, is now spreading uncontrollably in its most vulnerable rural hinterland, home to 800 million Indians.
Decades of underfunding in India s healthcare system has left the nation s rural areas facing widespread shortages of oxygen, tests, medication, and, in many areas, a medical professional, creating a vacuum of critical care and leaving openings for quack doctors.
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India’s devastating Covid-19 epidemic, which is killing thousands of people each day in major cities including Delhi and Mumbai, is now spreading uncontrollably in its most vulnerable rural hinterland, home to 800 million Indians.
Decades of underfunding in India’s healthcare system has left the nation’s rural areas facing widespread shortages of oxygen, tests, medication, and, in many areas, a medical professional, creating a vacuum of critical care and leaving openings for quack doctors.
April 16, 2021
With a massive second wave of Covid-19 sweeping through India, one in five infections in the world is currently being reported from the country.
How is India’s second wave different from the first?
To start with, the second wave is spreading much, much faster than the first, as visible in this graphic.
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India’s second Covid-19 wave is stronger than the first.
Many experts believe the surge is partly fuelled by new strains of the coronavirus, including a more infectious homegrown variant found in 61% of samples genome sequenced in Maharashtra, the worst hit state. The laxity in preventive measures, coupled with the presence of new variants, has resulted in a nationwide crisis. Many states are reporting shortages of hospital beds, oxygen supply, medicines, even space in morgues and crematoriums.
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How is India’s second wave of Covid-19 different from the first?
How is India’s second wave of Covid-19 different from the first?
The infections are spreading faster but whether the disease is more severe among the young is hard to say in the absence of data. 2 hours ago A patient with a breathing problem wears an oxygen mask as she lies inside an ambulance waiting in a queue to enter a Covid-19 hospital in Ahmedabad, India, April 14, 2021. | Reuters/Amit Dave
With a massive second wave of Covid-19 sweeping through India, one in five infections in the world is currently being reported from the country.