Why India needs to set up a truth commission to help it really heal from the Covid-19 pandemic
The mismanagement by the authorities during the second wave of infections is nothing less than a crime against humanity. May 13, 2021 · 06:30 am A woman at the cremation of her husband, who died from the coronavirus disease in New Delhi on May 5. | Adnan Abidi / Reuters
Justice is retrospective – it can only punish what has happened, restore what is already lost and reconcile what was once broken.
In that way, justice – taken to be broader than just retributive – is a means for fairness, closure and wherever possible, moving on. This, in part, was understood at the end of the Second World War. The International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg was constituted, almost with desperation, to hold some party accountable for the destruction and human suffering.
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400-bed Covid centre at Rakabganj Gurudwara attached to LNJP hospital Tuesday, May 11, 2021 IWK Bureau
A new 400-bed isolation and treatment centre for Covid patients at Rakabganj Gurudwara has been attached to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) hospital, wherein in case a patient develops critical symptoms he will be shifted to the hospital.
The isolation and treatment centre has been set up by the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) for Covid patients. I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the DSGMC for setting up this fully air-conditioned infrastructure. The Delhi government has taken care of the medical facilities and equipment. Other than that, all facilities have been set up by the DSGMC itself, Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain said during an inspection visit on Monday.
India records 382,315 new Covid-19 cases, tally crosses 20.66 million hindustantimes.com | Written by Joydeep Bose © Provided by Hindustan Times Patients suffering from coronavirus disease (Covid-19) get treatment at the casualty ward in Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) hospital, amidst the spread of the disease in New Delhi. (Danish Siddiqui / REUTERS)
India on Wednesday (May 5, 2021) registered 382,315 fresh cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the preceding 24 hours, pushing the nationwide infection tally past 20.66 million. 3,780 new fatalities were recorded in the same duration, mounting the country s Covid-19 death toll to 226,188. The country s cumulative case count has now reached 20,665,148, according to the Union health ministry s dashboard at 9:15am.