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Question is what was the normal number pre this wave
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It's a very tight knit community and thus one would hear of someone passing on a few times a month, but I can't give you a precise number. However, what I can say with utmost confidence is it's nothing like the current trend or the place would've been a ghost town long ago.
The village has a much higher literacy rate than the national average and most families are relatively comfortable financially. Bearing that in mind, I'd surmise the mortality rate is lower and life expectancy is higher than the national average.
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New Delhi: The Centre on Monday said that India has enough medical oxygen available but the challenge is to transport it to hospitals, amid the shortage faced by COVID-19 patients.
Addressing a press conference, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs Piyush Goyal said, "Absolutely no need to panic for oxygen as we are trying to resolve the issue of its transportation. India is ordering oxygen tankers from abroad on a purchase or hiring basis. The transportation of oxygen tankers is a major challenge."
He further said that the government is monitoring oxygen-carrying tankers on a real-time basis through GPS and making them available to hospitals as early as possible.
'It's time people start wearing masks inside homes'
NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr VK Paul, who also addressed the press conference, said it's time people start wearing masks inside their homes as well and refrain from inviting guests as a second wave of COVID-19 has hit the country. It also appealed to people not to panic over the current COVID-19 situation, saying “unnecessary panic causing more harm than good.”
"If there is a COVID-positive person inside the house, he or she must wear the mask so as to prevent other family members from getting infected. Rather, I'll say that the time has come that we start wearing masks even otherwise inside our homes. We used to talk about wearing it outside homes, but the way the infection has spread, it will be better if we wear mask inside our homes if we are sitting with someone," said Paul.
"But, definitely, if there is a COVID-19 positive person, that person must wear the mask and others inside the house also must wear a mask and the positive person should be kept in a different room," he underlined.
'Many occupying hospital beds out of panic'
The Centre also noted that many people found to be occupying hospital beds out of panic, and urged them to take admission only on doctors' advice.
The government further underscored that rational use of oxygen and appropriate prescription of drugs such as Remdesivir and Tocilizumab are critical in the fight against the pandemic. It also asked hospitals for judicious use of oxygen and to plug leakage, if any.
The Centre also said that research has shown if no physical distancing measures are followed, one person can infect 406 people in 30 days. It said that if physical exposure is reduced by 50 per cent then one person can infect around 15 people during the period and, if physical exposure is reduced by 75 per cent, then one person can infect around 2.5 people in 30 days.
It further said that eight states, including Maharashtra, have more than 1 lakh active cases of coronavirus. These states are - Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/...ying-hospital-beds-out-of-panic-centre/749685
Addressing a press conference, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs Piyush Goyal said, "Absolutely no need to panic for oxygen as we are trying to resolve the issue of its transportation. India is ordering oxygen tankers from abroad on a purchase or hiring basis. The transportation of oxygen tankers is a major challenge."
He further said that the government is monitoring oxygen-carrying tankers on a real-time basis through GPS and making them available to hospitals as early as possible.
'It's time people start wearing masks inside homes'
NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr VK Paul, who also addressed the press conference, said it's time people start wearing masks inside their homes as well and refrain from inviting guests as a second wave of COVID-19 has hit the country. It also appealed to people not to panic over the current COVID-19 situation, saying “unnecessary panic causing more harm than good.”
"If there is a COVID-positive person inside the house, he or she must wear the mask so as to prevent other family members from getting infected. Rather, I'll say that the time has come that we start wearing masks even otherwise inside our homes. We used to talk about wearing it outside homes, but the way the infection has spread, it will be better if we wear mask inside our homes if we are sitting with someone," said Paul.
"But, definitely, if there is a COVID-19 positive person, that person must wear the mask and others inside the house also must wear a mask and the positive person should be kept in a different room," he underlined.
'Many occupying hospital beds out of panic'
The Centre also noted that many people found to be occupying hospital beds out of panic, and urged them to take admission only on doctors' advice.
The government further underscored that rational use of oxygen and appropriate prescription of drugs such as Remdesivir and Tocilizumab are critical in the fight against the pandemic. It also asked hospitals for judicious use of oxygen and to plug leakage, if any.
The Centre also said that research has shown if no physical distancing measures are followed, one person can infect 406 people in 30 days. It said that if physical exposure is reduced by 50 per cent then one person can infect around 15 people during the period and, if physical exposure is reduced by 75 per cent, then one person can infect around 2.5 people in 30 days.
It further said that eight states, including Maharashtra, have more than 1 lakh active cases of coronavirus. These states are - Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/...ying-hospital-beds-out-of-panic-centre/749685
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A thing Modi supporters should realize regarding criticism of Modi:
The actual criticism is not just because India is being crushed by Covid or that so many people are dying or that it’s spread so far. No government would have been able to stop that for the most part. Even if The mela and rallies in bengal were wrong decision, the criticism is not solely due to covid spreading due to those events.
The real Criticism and where Modi government is actually to blame is that the Indian government has had more than one year to prepare for this. The PM Cares fund has hundreds of millions of dollars in it and the whole past year could have been used to prepare for this and build hospital beds and facilities. Heck even if luckily there was no such wave; having these facilities would still have helped India in long term. India anyway has one of the lowest beds per capita ratio in the world. So it wouldn’t have been waste
Instead modi govt claimed victory over covid and have not given an account of where PM cares money went
The actual criticism is not just because India is being crushed by Covid or that so many people are dying or that it’s spread so far. No government would have been able to stop that for the most part. Even if The mela and rallies in bengal were wrong decision, the criticism is not solely due to covid spreading due to those events.
The real Criticism and where Modi government is actually to blame is that the Indian government has had more than one year to prepare for this. The PM Cares fund has hundreds of millions of dollars in it and the whole past year could have been used to prepare for this and build hospital beds and facilities. Heck even if luckily there was no such wave; having these facilities would still have helped India in long term. India anyway has one of the lowest beds per capita ratio in the world. So it wouldn’t have been waste
Instead modi govt claimed victory over covid and have not given an account of where PM cares money went
India's hospitals are already full to bursting, but doctors in Delhi are warning there could be even worse to come.
Hard to imagine just how much worse it could get when the country's citizens are begging in the street for air; people are collapsing and dying on hospital doorsteps and administrators are saying oxygen is like gold right now.
But while the government was busy urging the country not to panic and international partners were organising aid flights transporting oxygen supplies, the doctors at the sharp end were telling us they're bracing themselves for a torrid fortnight ahead.
"The situation is critical right now. This pandemic is the worst we have ever seen until now. The next two weeks are going to be hell for us," Dr Shaarang Sachdev from the Aakash Healthcare Super Speciality Hospital told us.
He led us into his emergency room, which is normally equipped for three patients, but which now regularly has seven or eight.
"That woman should be in ICU now," he said, pointing to a young woman on a ventilator. "She's been here for two days because there's no beds in intensive care."
The nurses and doctors are often working back to back shifts. Some have relatives with COVID in the same hospital where they're working.
"We don't even have time to go and visit them," said Dr Sachdev. They're exhausted, physically and emotionally - and many are angry.
The hospital's managing director, Dr Aashish Chaudhry, said he woke several times a night every night to check on oxygen supplies, to source it, to hunt down supplies.
"I'm buying oxygen at the rate of gold right now," he said.
"The situation has come to that level - and the black marketing is going on. Oxygen was like 20-22 rupees per kilogram and today its 50 rupees per kilogram.
"Remdesivir injections, which is normally like 4,000 rupees, even 2,000 rupees… people are buying at 40,000 rupees... This should not be happening."
But they beg, barter and buy what they can to keep their patients alive and do what they can to keep them breathing.
They've extended their bed capacity by looking after sick coronavirus patients in a tented village in the hospital grounds. There's row after row of sick patients and most are on oxygen.
Professor Piush Kant Dixit was struggling with every word he spoke but wanted to tell us how worried he is about his oxygen supply being cut off.
He already fears they're rationing supplies to eke them out, although the hospital strenuously denied this to us.
But the fears and concerns of patients who are dependent on every breath is easy to understand when there's such an acute shortage in the city.
"Sometimes this is working," said Prof Dixit, pointing to his oxygen tank standing next to his put-up bed.
"Sometimes this other cylinder is finishing (he gestures towards the cylinder nearby)… so they are lowering the oxygen level… although it is needed - like it should be more. So, this is the problem."
India's terrible statistics continue on an upward trajectory, with yet more global records set on the increase in the number of daily COVID cases.
It is now the second most-affected country in the world by active cases and the fourth by deaths (more than 190,000), with worries that the number of fatalities is being grossly underreported.
The trauma, the panic, the fear is taking its toll on its citizens, its faltering health system and its health workers.
"I've never seen so many mortalities in our ICU," said Dr Piush Girdar, who works in critical care.
"I get maybe 50 calls a day asking for drugs, beds, cylinders… we don't have anything available and patients are dying."
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19...-next-two-weeks-are-going-to-be-hell-12287955
Hard to imagine just how much worse it could get when the country's citizens are begging in the street for air; people are collapsing and dying on hospital doorsteps and administrators are saying oxygen is like gold right now.
But while the government was busy urging the country not to panic and international partners were organising aid flights transporting oxygen supplies, the doctors at the sharp end were telling us they're bracing themselves for a torrid fortnight ahead.
"The situation is critical right now. This pandemic is the worst we have ever seen until now. The next two weeks are going to be hell for us," Dr Shaarang Sachdev from the Aakash Healthcare Super Speciality Hospital told us.
He led us into his emergency room, which is normally equipped for three patients, but which now regularly has seven or eight.
"That woman should be in ICU now," he said, pointing to a young woman on a ventilator. "She's been here for two days because there's no beds in intensive care."
The nurses and doctors are often working back to back shifts. Some have relatives with COVID in the same hospital where they're working.
"We don't even have time to go and visit them," said Dr Sachdev. They're exhausted, physically and emotionally - and many are angry.
The hospital's managing director, Dr Aashish Chaudhry, said he woke several times a night every night to check on oxygen supplies, to source it, to hunt down supplies.
"I'm buying oxygen at the rate of gold right now," he said.
"The situation has come to that level - and the black marketing is going on. Oxygen was like 20-22 rupees per kilogram and today its 50 rupees per kilogram.
"Remdesivir injections, which is normally like 4,000 rupees, even 2,000 rupees… people are buying at 40,000 rupees... This should not be happening."
But they beg, barter and buy what they can to keep their patients alive and do what they can to keep them breathing.
They've extended their bed capacity by looking after sick coronavirus patients in a tented village in the hospital grounds. There's row after row of sick patients and most are on oxygen.
Professor Piush Kant Dixit was struggling with every word he spoke but wanted to tell us how worried he is about his oxygen supply being cut off.
He already fears they're rationing supplies to eke them out, although the hospital strenuously denied this to us.
But the fears and concerns of patients who are dependent on every breath is easy to understand when there's such an acute shortage in the city.
"Sometimes this is working," said Prof Dixit, pointing to his oxygen tank standing next to his put-up bed.
"Sometimes this other cylinder is finishing (he gestures towards the cylinder nearby)… so they are lowering the oxygen level… although it is needed - like it should be more. So, this is the problem."
India's terrible statistics continue on an upward trajectory, with yet more global records set on the increase in the number of daily COVID cases.
It is now the second most-affected country in the world by active cases and the fourth by deaths (more than 190,000), with worries that the number of fatalities is being grossly underreported.
The trauma, the panic, the fear is taking its toll on its citizens, its faltering health system and its health workers.
"I've never seen so many mortalities in our ICU," said Dr Piush Girdar, who works in critical care.
"I get maybe 50 calls a day asking for drugs, beds, cylinders… we don't have anything available and patients are dying."
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19...-next-two-weeks-are-going-to-be-hell-12287955
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Modi supporters are complicit in the crushing of India by Covid. They have blood on their hands and are therefore trying to deflect by saying its not Modi's fault, western media is lying or the people spreading the truth about Covid are anti-nationals.
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One needs to understand the system to criticise it.
The policy are created by the central govt but execution solely depends upon state govt. in distribution, if you'll underestimate the scale it can grow, then you are asking for trouble later on.
The central made an exception in case of Delhi for which kejriwal appreciated central govt.
The central govt is just a part of the system and it's easy to criticize them. but I see no where when someone is criticizing the state govt for poor execution. one element of a system/organization/institution can not make it efficient. the other parts should also be under sync to make it more effective.
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Show me where anyone said media is lying about covid spread.
The situation is probably much worse then what is being shown. This is to be expected when you allow millions of people to swim in dirty water, without masks or social distancing. It is scary to imagine what they spread after dispersing. The Indian media is saying the worst is still to come with a possible 5,000 daily deaths to be expected mid May.
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You are a clever man...use your analytic skills that you deploy whenever Islam is mentioned and you can find the posts.
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I couldn't find any with my skills. can you find?
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West Bengal has highest coronavirus case spike rate in India
NEW DELHI: At 9.5%, poll-bound West Bengal has the highest Covid-19 case growth in the country now, data shared by the Union health ministry showed. It was followed by Karnataka, which has a near explosive growth rate of 9%, while Delhi, reeling under a huge medical oxygen crisis, has the second-lowest growth rate at 1.5% after Maharashtra (0.5 %), among the surge states. And at about 50%, Bengal’s capital Kolkata now has the highest test positivity rate.
The stark West Bengal data showed a mirror to the Election Commission of India that till recently chose to ignore all violations of Covid-appropriate behaviour in the run up to the eight-phase elections in the state. Despite massive mask-less political rallies that created an uproar, the poll panel tried to wish them away till last week when it got a stinker from the Calcutta High Court and was forced to act.
Another worrying figure was the 1,800% spike in active cases in Uttarakhand between March 31 and April 24, which coincided with the Haridwar Maha Kumbh, indicating the mela was a possible super spreader event in the state. Prior to the Maha Kumbh, the total active cases stood at 1,863 (March 31), but they quickly ballooned to 33,330 by April 24.
India, now the worst-hit in the pandemic globally, has been reporting nearly 1,500 or more daily deaths since April 20. On Sunday, the highest 2,812 fatalities were recorded. There are also concerns that the fatality count is being majorly undercounted in most cities and towns.
In a health ministry press briefing on Monday, several government authorities, including V K Paul, member, Niti Aayog and Randeep Guleria, director, AIIMS Delhi urged patients to follow home isolation protocols unless hospitalisation is absolutely required.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/apr/27/west-bengal-has-highest-coronavirus-case-spike-rate-in-india-2295331.html
NEW DELHI: At 9.5%, poll-bound West Bengal has the highest Covid-19 case growth in the country now, data shared by the Union health ministry showed. It was followed by Karnataka, which has a near explosive growth rate of 9%, while Delhi, reeling under a huge medical oxygen crisis, has the second-lowest growth rate at 1.5% after Maharashtra (0.5 %), among the surge states. And at about 50%, Bengal’s capital Kolkata now has the highest test positivity rate.
The stark West Bengal data showed a mirror to the Election Commission of India that till recently chose to ignore all violations of Covid-appropriate behaviour in the run up to the eight-phase elections in the state. Despite massive mask-less political rallies that created an uproar, the poll panel tried to wish them away till last week when it got a stinker from the Calcutta High Court and was forced to act.
Another worrying figure was the 1,800% spike in active cases in Uttarakhand between March 31 and April 24, which coincided with the Haridwar Maha Kumbh, indicating the mela was a possible super spreader event in the state. Prior to the Maha Kumbh, the total active cases stood at 1,863 (March 31), but they quickly ballooned to 33,330 by April 24.
India, now the worst-hit in the pandemic globally, has been reporting nearly 1,500 or more daily deaths since April 20. On Sunday, the highest 2,812 fatalities were recorded. There are also concerns that the fatality count is being majorly undercounted in most cities and towns.
In a health ministry press briefing on Monday, several government authorities, including V K Paul, member, Niti Aayog and Randeep Guleria, director, AIIMS Delhi urged patients to follow home isolation protocols unless hospitalisation is absolutely required.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/apr/27/west-bengal-has-highest-coronavirus-case-spike-rate-in-india-2295331.html
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New Delhi: India reached a total of 1,76,36,307 Covid-19 cases with over 3.23 lakh testing positive in the last 24 hours. The active cases stand at 28,82,204, while the total recoveries reached 1,45,56,209. With 2,711 deaths registered in a single day, the total death toll reached 1,97,894.
Meanwhile, as India battles the second wave of coronavirus, leaders across the world have shown solidarity and promised assistance to overcome the virus surge.
CEOs of some 40 top American companies have come together to create a global task force to mobilise resources to help India fight the battle against COVID-19. The Biden Administration has said it is working non-stop to do all it can to deliver on an urgent basis the supplies most needed by India.
A number of European Union (EU) member states also offered their assistance to India to help tackle the unexpected pandemic resurgence, the European Commission said.
Meanwhile, as India battles the second wave of coronavirus, leaders across the world have shown solidarity and promised assistance to overcome the virus surge.
CEOs of some 40 top American companies have come together to create a global task force to mobilise resources to help India fight the battle against COVID-19. The Biden Administration has said it is working non-stop to do all it can to deliver on an urgent basis the supplies most needed by India.
A number of European Union (EU) member states also offered their assistance to India to help tackle the unexpected pandemic resurgence, the European Commission said.
This conclusively proves that this second second wave completely owes its harrowing manifestation to sanghis. Such is their lust for vote bank politics and power at any cost!
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Whats wrong with being a sanghi? it's the biggest organization for the interest of hindus.
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cousin sister of my friend who is also gujrati died yesterday.She was 7 months pregnant!!..devastating..
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very unfortunate. whats the situation of the husband? he'll need lots of courage and support right now.
The baby survived?
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I dont know about the baby but the husband is in isolation..not in good mental state as one can understand..
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yeah. no one can imagine what pain he is going through. it'll take him lot of time to recover from this. May God give him the strength. and rest in peace the people who died so early.
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Ameen..
very bad situation all around. Lots of people telling me about hearing how people in their villages are just dropping like flies..
Everything is wrong in being a sanghi. See this insensitive sanghi for instance,
"Dead Won't Come Back To Life If...": ML Khattar On Data Fudging Charge
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today dubbed "pointless" allegations that his government was tinkering with the data on Covid-related deaths in his state to suppress the overall figures. He said the focus in these difficult times must be on helping people battle the disease.
"The kind of situation we are in, we don't want to tinker with data," Mr Khattar told reporters yesterday in Hisar. He was visiting the district to check on the condition of health facilities there.
Referring to the five deaths in the district on Monday allegedly due to a shortage of oxygen, he said the limitations of the available infrastructure must be taken into consideration.
Five COVID-19 patients died in a private hospital with the hospital authorities attributing the deaths to the shortage of oxygen. The administration denied this and ordered a magisterial probe.
"We should focus on seeing how people can recover. No amount of furore can bring back the dead. There is no point in a debate over the number of deaths..." he said. "This pandemic...neither you knew about it nor I.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/cov...amid-crisis-2422826?pfrom=home-ndtv_topscroll
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Those are insensitive remarks, but you should have posted what he said later.
"We will try to save every life. It is useless to say the deaths are fewer or more. What is meaningful is to ask if we are able to fix our systems. Which is what we are trying to do," Mr Khattar said.
Every death has been unfortunate, but the emphasis should now be to save those still living.
If people don't like the government, they will vote it out in the next election. Right now, the need of the hour is to be united in the face of this catastrophe, and rally behind the only government that is in existence in India, for whatever it is worth. Score settling can come later.
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That's is truly heart-wrenching; my heart goes out to the family..
When one hears of an elderly person dying it's tragic but ultimately one can rationalise it by the thought that they'd had a decent innings, albeit prematurely cut short. However, when it's a relatively younger person - as with your anecdote - with plenty of life left ahead of them, it tugs at the heart in an indescribable way.
Over the course of this pandemic with the daily drip of cumulative statistics, one almost becomes desensitised to the individual stories contained within those figures. We can lose sight of the fact that every death is a personal tragedy for a family somewhere.
I was watching the news earlier and caught a report about the situation in Gujarat. The correspondent spoke of the figures emerging from the state, particularly highlighting the gross under reporting of deaths. If I heard correctly,
the official statistics show a total of approximately 150 deaths per day for the state. However, in one crematorium alone they had conducted 600 funerals over the course of 24 hours. There are scores, if not hundreds of crematoriums dotted across the state so one imagine what the actual situation is. And that's only one state, I wonder how bad it is in others.
There are obviously issues with collating information but as I and others have said, something much more sinister is occurring. Modi, his government and their lackeys in various guises are engaged in a wholesale cover up to deny us the true picture of the criminal incompetence that's taking place. That there are people who are defending this, is unfathomable to me. Honestly such people are in some ways more culpable than those in charge because they're enablers and without them people like Modi simply would not exist.
The one small ray of hope throughout this pandemic was the fact that children were not contracting the virus other than in isolated cases. I recently read a report from Brazil which has utterly spooked me as I'm a parent; thousands of children have died in their most recent wave. One can only pray and hope that this is not harbinger of what's to come..
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Yes agreed. I have read that man children in India have been infected by this variant. With regards to the under-reporting, they are not classifying homes deaths by covid as covid deaths and only those with hospital certificates are being classed as covid deaths. This could ultimatlely change but I suspect alot later. For now I have heard many saying just double the official count. I saw an interview with a paaji who was in charge of burials and he said the above. Essentially he was saying the system in Delhi has practically collapsed and he is seeing double the number of deaths as reported.Heartbreaking.
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Khanbhai, when the dust settles and we have all the information, I fear it may be much, much higher; some experts think upto five times the current tally. I hope that they’re wrong but sadly everything seems to indicate they're not far off from the reality of the situation.
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I believe you may be right. What is the situation in other states like Kerala where they have largely controlled covid? and UP? I have heard alot about Delhi and Gujrat but not much about other areas. Also is it true that some states are blocking the supply of oxygen to other states due to politics??
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This Indian government has been expert at fudging GDP data. What makes anyone think they can’t do for other things
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The issue is those "whatsapp messages".
As it has been already stated, every states needs to quote it's requirement for oxygen and then are alloted accordingly. if a state puts a quote lower thus underestimating the gravity of the situation, it will face harder circumstances because as covid will rise in other states, they will fail to accommodate the increased demand in such a short notice.
Secondly, not every state in India going through the same stages at the same time. for example, in my state, though the situation is still under control, it will rise by next month. some other states may reach it's peak in June.
So India's number will be somewhat on higher side for the next few months.
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I can't speak with any certainty about the internal situation or if there is machination involved between states. If it has descended to that level it's a sad indictment of the internal political situation in India and I would presume it's between states controlled by opposing parties. I hope human beings would not stoop to such a low level during crises but we live and learn. One thing about this pandemic - worldwide politicians' self-serving agenda has been starkly exposed. Moreover, nations with ignoramus tools in charge have repeatedly been making the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Conversely, the ability of the layman to step up and come to the assistance of his fellow man has reinvigorated my faith in people.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">After two days of struggle with materials and procedures, we could generate 600 Ltrs of 99% Pure Oxygen through Chemical Route. No electricity – No problem. Mixing two cheap and widely accessible raw materials did the magic. All the materials are environmentally benign. <a href="https://t.co/0H9W2oHbqW">pic.twitter.com/0H9W2oHbqW</a></p>— Srinivas Hotha (@HothaSrinivas) <a href="https://twitter.com/HothaSrinivas/status/1385234702886338563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
It looks like India's scientists will eventually save the country!
It looks like India's scientists will eventually save the country!
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Truly amazing innovation! This illustrates what can be achieved where there's a will.
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Pretty cool. Hopefully it’s easily usable for the needed purposes
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Ordinarily I wouldn't quote The Daily Mail for obvious reasons but this story is utterly mental. I'm not condoning the violence but the grieving relatives' ire should be aimed at their politicians and not towards health professionals.
Grieving relatives ATTACK Indian doctors who could not save Covid-19 victims as health care collapses
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...acked-victims-relatives-health-collapses.html
Grieving relatives ATTACK Indian doctors who could not save Covid-19 victims as health care collapses
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...acked-victims-relatives-health-collapses.html
India May See 5 Lakh Cases, 3K Deaths a Day by May 1, 8-10 L Daily Cases Mid-May—Bhramar Mukherjee
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In an interview that will frighten people and perhaps unnerve the government, one of America’s most highly regarded epidemiologists and biostatisticians has said mathematical projections she has done suggest India could have 500,000 daily Covid cases and 3000 daily Covid deaths by the 1st of May. However, Prof Bhramar Mukherjee has told Karan Thapar in a 28 mt interview for The Wire, which will go up on The Wires website by 9-10 pm today (22/4), that in terms of infections the peak will come in mid-May when India could see 8-10 lakh daily infections and in terms of deaths the peak will be two weeks later in end May when India could expect 4500 daily deaths.
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In an interview that will frighten people and perhaps unnerve the government, one of America’s most highly regarded epidemiologists and biostatisticians has said mathematical projections she has done suggest India could have 500,000 daily Covid cases and 3000 daily Covid deaths by the 1st of May. However, Prof Bhramar Mukherjee has told Karan Thapar in a 28 mt interview for The Wire, which will go up on The Wires website by 9-10 pm today (22/4), that in terms of infections the peak will come in mid-May when India could see 8-10 lakh daily infections and in terms of deaths the peak will be two weeks later in end May when India could expect 4500 daily deaths.
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Remember watching this Indian news presenter with her anti-Pak propaganda. But her story is sad here, even as wealthy Indian she had little chance.
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I heard wealthy people are going to foreign or went thier at the start of the current situation
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New Delhi: For the first time, more than 3000 people lost their lives to COVID-19 in a single day across the nation.
India reported 3,60,960 new COVID-19 cases, 3293 deaths, and 2,61,162 discharges in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry
On Tuesday, 3,23,144 new COVID-19 cases were reported with 2,771 deaths, and 2,51,827 discharges in the last 24 hours.
India reported 3,60,960 new COVID-19 cases, 3293 deaths, and 2,61,162 discharges in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry
On Tuesday, 3,23,144 new COVID-19 cases were reported with 2,771 deaths, and 2,51,827 discharges in the last 24 hours.
How this Surat govt hospital cut Covid patients’ admission wait to 15 minutes from 5 hours
Surat: At the New Civil Hospital of Surat, a government facility, Hiraben, 45, is seated on the lawns. Inside, her younger sister, aged 40, is being treated for Covid-19. Recalling the day they brought her to the hospital, which is Surat’s biggest Covid facility, Hiraben describes a hassle-free admission process.
“Two nights ago, my sister got breathless and suffered chest pain. She had tested positive (for Covid) the same day,” she said. “We decided to take her to hospital immediately but we couldn’t find an ambulance. We brought her here in our own vehicle. As soon as we arrived, they (hospital staff) checked her vitals and she was immediately given a bed.”
Its state was no different from that of many other government hospitals around India that have found themselves overwhelmed by the pandemic.
The deluge of patients — and fears that the long wait may kill some of them — set doctors at New Civil Hospital Surat brainstorming about potential solutions.
What ensued from these deliberations was a seamless chain of medical assistance called ‘Ambulance OPD’ that begins at the ambulance and extends to three parts of the premises that together comprise 2,600 beds. Largely, the system involves examining each patient arriving in the government-run 108 ambulances while they are in the vehicles, and then shifting them to different sections of the hospital based on the severity of their symptoms.
Each of the ambulances is equipped with a triaging protocol, which allows the patients to be categorised on the basis of the nature of treatment required.
This model, say hospital administrators, has helped reduce admission time at the facility to 10-15 minutes from up to 5-6 hours earlier this month.
“Our systematic approach to solving the problem did the trick for us,” said Dr Parul Vadhgama, 40, the head of the hospital’s respiratory department who has been key in setting up the Ambulance OPD model. “I am getting calls from doctors in other cities asking for instructions on how to manage queuing ambulances.”
https://theprint.in/health/how-this...ssion-wait-to-15-minutes-from-5-hours/647067/
Surat: At the New Civil Hospital of Surat, a government facility, Hiraben, 45, is seated on the lawns. Inside, her younger sister, aged 40, is being treated for Covid-19. Recalling the day they brought her to the hospital, which is Surat’s biggest Covid facility, Hiraben describes a hassle-free admission process.
“Two nights ago, my sister got breathless and suffered chest pain. She had tested positive (for Covid) the same day,” she said. “We decided to take her to hospital immediately but we couldn’t find an ambulance. We brought her here in our own vehicle. As soon as we arrived, they (hospital staff) checked her vitals and she was immediately given a bed.”
Its state was no different from that of many other government hospitals around India that have found themselves overwhelmed by the pandemic.
The deluge of patients — and fears that the long wait may kill some of them — set doctors at New Civil Hospital Surat brainstorming about potential solutions.
What ensued from these deliberations was a seamless chain of medical assistance called ‘Ambulance OPD’ that begins at the ambulance and extends to three parts of the premises that together comprise 2,600 beds. Largely, the system involves examining each patient arriving in the government-run 108 ambulances while they are in the vehicles, and then shifting them to different sections of the hospital based on the severity of their symptoms.
Each of the ambulances is equipped with a triaging protocol, which allows the patients to be categorised on the basis of the nature of treatment required.
This model, say hospital administrators, has helped reduce admission time at the facility to 10-15 minutes from up to 5-6 hours earlier this month.
“Our systematic approach to solving the problem did the trick for us,” said Dr Parul Vadhgama, 40, the head of the hospital’s respiratory department who has been key in setting up the Ambulance OPD model. “I am getting calls from doctors in other cities asking for instructions on how to manage queuing ambulances.”
https://theprint.in/health/how-this...ssion-wait-to-15-minutes-from-5-hours/647067/
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Singapore, Canada send support material, funds for India’s Covid-19 response
The Singapore government despatched a consignment of 256 oxygen cylinders on two C-130 military transport aircraft to West Bengal. It is among the first countries to send oxygen supplies to India amid reports of a severe shortage of the commodity in several cities
Singapore and Canada on Wednesday joined the list of countries that have announced support for India’s response to a devastating second wave of Coronavirus infections that has hit healthcare facilities across the country.
The Singapore government despatched a consignment of 256 oxygen cylinders on two C-130 military transport aircraft to West Bengal. “Last yr, [India] helped the world and [Singapore] by exporting essential medicines & supplies. Now, we stand with [India] as you fight Covid,” Singapore high commissioner Simon Wong tweeted.
Singapore is among the first countries to send oxygen supplies to India amid reports of a severe shortage of the commodity in several cities. The cylinders will support last mile oxygen delivery and more consignments are expected in the coming days.
In Singapore, second minister for foreign affairs Maliki Osman formally handed over the assistance to Indian high commissioner P Kumaran at Paya Lebar airbase. Maliki said Singaporeans stand in solidarity with the people of India in the fight against the pandemic.
Second minister Maliki Osman flagged off two of the Singapore Air Forces C-130s, arriving in India today with 256 oxygen cylinders: Singapores diplomatic missions in New Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai.
Singapore sends two planeloads of medical oxygen to India amid Covid-19 surge
“We have all witnessed in the past year how this pandemic is a trans-boundary threat. It gives no regard for country, nationality, or race. This is exactly why we must work collectively to support each other,” he said.
On Saturday, the Indian Air Force airlifted four cryogenic tanks from Changi airport that will be used to transport oxygen.
Canada announced it is providing $10 million for humanitarian assistance to the Canadian Red Cross to support the Indian Red Cross Society’s response to the devastating situation in India.
This contribution will support the procurement of essential supplies and medicines, including oxygen cylinders and ambulances, said a statement from Canada’s foreign ministry.
Canada’s international development minister Karina Gould said, “Canada stands with the people of India as they go through these difficult times. This funding will help meet some of the most urgent medical needs like purchasing and distributing essential supplies as well as supporting vital blood and ambulance services.”
Foreign minister Marc Garneau also spoke with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar on Tuesday to convey Canada’s solidarity with the people of India, and said Canada is “exploring all options to support India’s urgent needs”.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also extended his support in a tweet. “Right now, the people of India are facing a tragic situation. To help with everything from ambulance services to buying personal protective equipment, we’re contributing $10 million to [MENTION=1451]Indian[/MENTION]RedCross through @RedCrossCanada. We stand ready to donate extra medical supplies, too,” he said.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/singapore-canada-send-support-material-funds-for-india-s-covid-19-response-101619594857242.html
The Singapore government despatched a consignment of 256 oxygen cylinders on two C-130 military transport aircraft to West Bengal. It is among the first countries to send oxygen supplies to India amid reports of a severe shortage of the commodity in several cities
Singapore and Canada on Wednesday joined the list of countries that have announced support for India’s response to a devastating second wave of Coronavirus infections that has hit healthcare facilities across the country.
The Singapore government despatched a consignment of 256 oxygen cylinders on two C-130 military transport aircraft to West Bengal. “Last yr, [India] helped the world and [Singapore] by exporting essential medicines & supplies. Now, we stand with [India] as you fight Covid,” Singapore high commissioner Simon Wong tweeted.
Singapore is among the first countries to send oxygen supplies to India amid reports of a severe shortage of the commodity in several cities. The cylinders will support last mile oxygen delivery and more consignments are expected in the coming days.
In Singapore, second minister for foreign affairs Maliki Osman formally handed over the assistance to Indian high commissioner P Kumaran at Paya Lebar airbase. Maliki said Singaporeans stand in solidarity with the people of India in the fight against the pandemic.
Second minister Maliki Osman flagged off two of the Singapore Air Forces C-130s, arriving in India today with 256 oxygen cylinders: Singapores diplomatic missions in New Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai.
Singapore sends two planeloads of medical oxygen to India amid Covid-19 surge
“We have all witnessed in the past year how this pandemic is a trans-boundary threat. It gives no regard for country, nationality, or race. This is exactly why we must work collectively to support each other,” he said.
On Saturday, the Indian Air Force airlifted four cryogenic tanks from Changi airport that will be used to transport oxygen.
Canada announced it is providing $10 million for humanitarian assistance to the Canadian Red Cross to support the Indian Red Cross Society’s response to the devastating situation in India.
This contribution will support the procurement of essential supplies and medicines, including oxygen cylinders and ambulances, said a statement from Canada’s foreign ministry.
Canada’s international development minister Karina Gould said, “Canada stands with the people of India as they go through these difficult times. This funding will help meet some of the most urgent medical needs like purchasing and distributing essential supplies as well as supporting vital blood and ambulance services.”
Foreign minister Marc Garneau also spoke with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar on Tuesday to convey Canada’s solidarity with the people of India, and said Canada is “exploring all options to support India’s urgent needs”.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also extended his support in a tweet. “Right now, the people of India are facing a tragic situation. To help with everything from ambulance services to buying personal protective equipment, we’re contributing $10 million to [MENTION=1451]Indian[/MENTION]RedCross through @RedCrossCanada. We stand ready to donate extra medical supplies, too,” he said.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/singapore-canada-send-support-material-funds-for-india-s-covid-19-response-101619594857242.html
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Health is a state subject and not a union subject. So state governments are responsible for health matters. Union government can at the most provide some funding and support.
Please educate yourself before commenting on other countries.
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This Yogi nut case is suppose to be Indias PM in waiting.
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Covaxin found to neutralise 617 variant of Covid-19: Dr Fauci
WASHINGTON: Covaxin, India's home-grown Covid-19 vaccine, has been found to neutralise the 617 variant of the deadly virus, White House chief medical adviser and America's top pandemic expert Dr Anthony Fauci said here.
Fauci was speaking to reporters during a conference call on Tuesday.
"This is something where we're still gaining data on a daily basis. But the most recent data, was looking at convalescent Sera of Covid-19 cases and people who received the vaccine used in India, the Covaxin. It was found to neutralise the 617 variants," he said.
"So, despite the real difficulty that we're seeing in India, vaccination could be a very, very important antidote against this," Fauci added.
Responding to a question, Dr Andy Slavitt, White House Covid-19 Response Senior Advisor, said that a strike team from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is headed over to India to help coordinate this response.
"We are making sure that we are locating some of the raw materials necessary to create more vaccines in India, which I think is going to be an important help there," he said.
"We stand with the country of India during this very trying and tragic surge. We are working to deploy resources and supplies, including therapeutics, rapid testing kits, ventilators, PPE, and raw materials, that are needed to manufacture vaccines in India, and the CDC, which has a long history of working with and in India on public health measures, will be deploying a strike team to the country to support the public health efforts there," Slavitt said.
Given the strong portfolio of approved, highly effective and safe vaccines here in the United States, the administration is looking at options to share AstraZeneca vaccines with other countries as they become available.
This should amount to around 60 million doses or so over the next two months, he added.
"The AstraZeneca vaccine is highly safe and effective, and approved in many parts of the world, and since it is not approved for use in the US, we do not need to use the AstraZeneca vaccine here during the next few months," Slavitt said.
"We have sufficient supply of vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson to accommodate our needs in the US," he added.
https://m.timesofindia.com/india/covaxin-found-to-neutralise-617-variant-of-covid-19-dr-fauci/amp_articleshow/82284139.cms?__twitter_impression=true
WASHINGTON: Covaxin, India's home-grown Covid-19 vaccine, has been found to neutralise the 617 variant of the deadly virus, White House chief medical adviser and America's top pandemic expert Dr Anthony Fauci said here.
Fauci was speaking to reporters during a conference call on Tuesday.
"This is something where we're still gaining data on a daily basis. But the most recent data, was looking at convalescent Sera of Covid-19 cases and people who received the vaccine used in India, the Covaxin. It was found to neutralise the 617 variants," he said.
"So, despite the real difficulty that we're seeing in India, vaccination could be a very, very important antidote against this," Fauci added.
Responding to a question, Dr Andy Slavitt, White House Covid-19 Response Senior Advisor, said that a strike team from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is headed over to India to help coordinate this response.
"We are making sure that we are locating some of the raw materials necessary to create more vaccines in India, which I think is going to be an important help there," he said.
"We stand with the country of India during this very trying and tragic surge. We are working to deploy resources and supplies, including therapeutics, rapid testing kits, ventilators, PPE, and raw materials, that are needed to manufacture vaccines in India, and the CDC, which has a long history of working with and in India on public health measures, will be deploying a strike team to the country to support the public health efforts there," Slavitt said.
Given the strong portfolio of approved, highly effective and safe vaccines here in the United States, the administration is looking at options to share AstraZeneca vaccines with other countries as they become available.
This should amount to around 60 million doses or so over the next two months, he added.
"The AstraZeneca vaccine is highly safe and effective, and approved in many parts of the world, and since it is not approved for use in the US, we do not need to use the AstraZeneca vaccine here during the next few months," Slavitt said.
"We have sufficient supply of vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson to accommodate our needs in the US," he added.
https://m.timesofindia.com/india/covaxin-found-to-neutralise-617-variant-of-covid-19-dr-fauci/amp_articleshow/82284139.cms?__twitter_impression=true
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These are just the bigger cities in UP, in rural areas people arent getting tested and just dying. That number may never be recorded
As of Kerala, we are just able to delay the peak for a few days more and also the healthcare facility is not so overwhelmed as of now. We changed our discharge policy so that 92% patients with minor symptoms are in home isolation and we can divert our resources more on the needy ones. But the ICU’s and ventilators are almost all equipped. Oxygen is not scarce now as we have already prepared for that from last year onwards. But we never know what will happen next...
We have vaccinated majority of our 45 year old and above people. Also people here follow the mask rules somewhat better compared to the other states. So hoping for the best.
From the latest genomic testing results of samples taken from all over Kerala, it shows that the UK variant (with more contagiousness) more widespread and responsible for this peak. Followd by Indian and the South African variant.
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Do not make excuses and hide behind ‘state subject’ excuses
Covid is national emergency so not some random run of the mill health issue.
Lol, bhakts and their pathetic excuses to save their master.
It wasn't a state subject when their master unilaterally decided to lockdown 1.38 billion Indians with just 4 hrs notice.
Or he unilaterally decided to extend lockdown for several more months!
It wasn't a state subject when he put all those archaic rules for people getting vaccinated.
Health wasn't a state subject then?
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Each state is supposed to make rules to contain the disease, but clearly they have failed. Modi should have known that these people who cry fascism and want federalism, are useless and need a nanny state. He put too much trust in the stare CMs.
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Firstly yes it is a national emergency and the central government/ Modi are equally accountable.
No 2 ways about it.
However you seem to draw equivalence between govt structure in Pak and India. In Pak obviously everyone knows army runs the show and decides who should do what. India doesn’t work that way.
If Modi goes to Bengal, it becomes Modi vs Mamta, in TN it is Modi vs DMK etc, Modi vs Kejriwal in Delhi . there are strong regional leaders who are as powerful or influential as Modi on their turf.
They have defied Modi’s decisions before too.
So these guys are no dummies and they are equally if not more accountable as much as the central government.
In fact can’t even blame politicians entirely because this is mostly and unfortunately the public’s fault for violating SOP’s. I am not saying this to defend Modi but that’s pretty much the biggest reason for this pandemic any where in the world . People being idiots.
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No one is defending state governments. Criticising the head of the country doesn’t mean others are given clean chit. So no need to defend central government and then say at end ‘not saying to defend Modi.’
The fact is that by declaring national lockdown and by declaring it a national disaster in March 2020; the central government had communicated that it’s no longer just a state subject.
Obv people are to blame. But people anywhere will be careless if the government isn’t doing its job. This is why US had worst conditions last year (pales in comparison to India rn tho)
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You don't have idea about jurisdiction of central and state govt in case of India. one can not supersede each other.
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Ok sure keep blaming state governments and vice versa while deaths keep climbing in officiall tally forget the actual numbers
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will blaming either party reduce the death count?
The whole system involves ministries, health care, financial institutions right up to a common man. In a country with billion people, there Wil. be geometric progression spread.
Let me ask this. If you were in charge what different steps would you have had take?
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Sorry to headbutt my way in...
But I would have done exactly what modi did the first time or if I am feeling extra cautious I'd follow the Pak approach of smart lockdowns (they did it in previous summer)
I feel that both countries had good ideas and made bold decisions at the beginning of the pandemic but this time around are suffering from brain fade moments (as Pakistan isn't making a concentrated effort and we are also expeted to reach India (hopefully we don't finger crossed))
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There is no excuse. Union govt cannot dismiss state governments and take over their powers because there is a pandemic.
As i said educate yourself before commenting.
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It doesn’t and that’s exactly what I’m saying. Saying state government is responsible isn’t solving the problem one bit. If anything inaction is worsening it
Besides for the common man this seems as if central government is just absolving itself of responsibility which is last thing you want to hear.
However india has had one whole year to prepare for it. It was among the lucky countries (Europe and USA weren’t) that it had one whole year and tons of data to prepare for it. And it had the money too with that PM fund. The year should have been spent building hospital capacity, oxygen production and the like because a second covid wave was inevitable. And even if it by chance didn’t come then having more hospitals and medical facilities is never a bad thing for an under resourced country such as our mother countries.
You can blame state governments well and good but that doesn’t help on ground situation one bit. And the fact that it was declared a national disaster, central government did a national lockdown and raised money at central government level to combat COVID; this all means that it has lot of the responsibility
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Central government did a national lockdown, declared COVID a national disaster issue and also raised funds at national level through PMCares fund. So it is very much a central
Government matter
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So by the same account should Modi get all the credit for the vaccine diplomacy as well? I mean it can’t be that everything that is wrong is his fault but good things should go to somewhere else?
Because Biden in his tweet said it is time for other countries to “help back” India as well.
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India's Covid crisis: NI donate oxygen generators to India Covid fight
Three oxygen generators capable of producing 500 litres of oxygen a minute are being sent to India from Northern Ireland.
They are among eight oxygen units built as back ups for local hospitals at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The donation will form part of a wider UK consignment of aid being sent to India which is struggling to cope with a ferocious second surge.
The country's official death toll has surpassed 200,000.
However, experts believe the actual number may be higher.
Stormont Health Minister Robin Swann described the scenes coming from India as "terrifying and worrying".
He said: "One of these units is able to produce 500 litres of oxygen a minute.
"To put that into perspective our Mater Hospital uses 200 litres a minute. So a stand-alone unit is able to supply a hospital twice the size of our Mater Hospital."
Mr Swann said the offer was a "significant contribution" to the international response.
"This is more than PPE (personal protective equipment). This is more than facemasks and gowns," he said.
"This is actually a real, tangible resource that can go into the hospitals in India; hospitals that are crying out for oxygen."
Meanwhile, four other oxygen generators have been installed at hospital sites across Northern Ireland and one has been retained as a reserve.
Mr Swann added: "I hope we never get to the position where we have to actually deploy these but it makes sense still to have."
On Monday, the Irish government announced that the Republic of Ireland would be sending 700 oxygen concentrators to India.
The devices are used to draw oxygen from the air and deliver it to patients at more than 90% concentration.
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said the machines "will support frontline healthcare workers in India to deliver care to patients who need it".
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-56918744
Three oxygen generators capable of producing 500 litres of oxygen a minute are being sent to India from Northern Ireland.
They are among eight oxygen units built as back ups for local hospitals at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The donation will form part of a wider UK consignment of aid being sent to India which is struggling to cope with a ferocious second surge.
The country's official death toll has surpassed 200,000.
However, experts believe the actual number may be higher.
Stormont Health Minister Robin Swann described the scenes coming from India as "terrifying and worrying".
He said: "One of these units is able to produce 500 litres of oxygen a minute.
"To put that into perspective our Mater Hospital uses 200 litres a minute. So a stand-alone unit is able to supply a hospital twice the size of our Mater Hospital."
Mr Swann said the offer was a "significant contribution" to the international response.
"This is more than PPE (personal protective equipment). This is more than facemasks and gowns," he said.
"This is actually a real, tangible resource that can go into the hospitals in India; hospitals that are crying out for oxygen."
Meanwhile, four other oxygen generators have been installed at hospital sites across Northern Ireland and one has been retained as a reserve.
Mr Swann added: "I hope we never get to the position where we have to actually deploy these but it makes sense still to have."
On Monday, the Irish government announced that the Republic of Ireland would be sending 700 oxygen concentrators to India.
The devices are used to draw oxygen from the air and deliver it to patients at more than 90% concentration.
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said the machines "will support frontline healthcare workers in India to deliver care to patients who need it".
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-56918744
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Yea obv he got credit for his vaccine diplomacy PR and india being pharmacy of world... I mean he got till the truth came out I gues and india had to stop exportsz
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Did you read how Biden’s tweet was worded?
Anyways don’t worry about India, it has controlled various other disasters and pandemics before because right now as we speak there are some of the best brains and scientists and admins in India figuring out a solution. We are not too hung up on what people are taking about religious deities right now.
Sure, let’s pray and if you are concerned too thanks for that, but you are just going in circles.
Chalo, be a man l, Khul ke bolo what do you want to happen here? You are struggling too hard to be politically correct.
WhenSultansBowled
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Delhi is suffering the hardest.
Take care people.
Take care people.
Itachi
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Sorry to headbutt my way in...
But I would have done exactly what modi did the first time or if I am feeling extra cautious I'd follow the Pak approach of smart lockdowns (they did it in previous summer)
I feel that both countries had good ideas and made bold decisions at the beginning of the pandemic but this time around are suffering from brain fade moments (as Pakistan isn't making a concentrated effort and we are also expeted to reach India (hopefully we don't finger crossed))
looking through the year, religious gatherings though are hyped by the media, is actually a small part of a bigger problem.
US, Europe doesn't have to face two sided war but India must. even after knowing its spreading, India can not go lockdown or even while putting curfew, it has to be extremely cautious about timings. it's not that ministries don't care about human life but if you put curfew during busy hours, the labor class, roadside vendors, the small farmers and their logistics or even small markets will face crisis. these people hardly manages a day when a "bandh" is called and going through a curfew will be impossible.
smart lockdown won't work here because people will never follow the SOP. Western countries have a privilege in this aspect with the added benefit of small population.
You can fight a war in one front. but if it's happening in both front and back, then it becomes harder to balance. there will always be a collateral damage which you can only minimize but not erase it. no one knows where the balance is and it'll be impossible to estimate that range.
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itachi - the bold part makes no sense at all, how do you blame western countries for having a smaller population who also follow the SOP- as you call it
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Indian state opens criminal case against man appealing on twitter for oxygen for his Grandfather
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/worl...er-for-oxygen-for-his-grandfather/ar-BB1g93zn
He was arrested for spreading 'false' information respect to shortage of oxygen supplies.
I think is safe to say Modi's days as PM are numbered.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/worl...er-for-oxygen-for-his-grandfather/ar-BB1g93zn
He was arrested for spreading 'false' information respect to shortage of oxygen supplies.
I think is safe to say Modi's days as PM are numbered.
Itachi
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I used the wrong word. I was implying "advantage" but while writing, it came out wrong.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Narendra Modi's murderously reckless party held this mass rally in southern India earlier today. Only a few hundred kilometres from this event, a local journalist told me, "people are dropping like flies". <a href="https://t.co/zP9LAMCU3B">pic.twitter.com/zP9LAMCU3B</a></p>— Kapil Komireddi (@kapskom) <a href="https://twitter.com/kapskom/status/1387067038221361156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Narendra Modi's murderously reckless party held this mass rally in southern India earlier today. Only a few hundred kilometres from this event, a local journalist told me, "people are dropping like flies". <a href="https://t.co/zP9LAMCU3B">pic.twitter.com/zP9LAMCU3B</a></p>— Kapil Komireddi (@kapskom) <a href="https://twitter.com/kapskom/status/1387067038221361156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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New Delhi: India recorded a massive surge of 3,79,257 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry. With this, India has seen the biggest-ever daily surge, taking the caseload to 1,83,76,524. The country also recorded 3645 deaths and 2,69,507 discharges in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry.
The death toll from the deadly novel coronavirus infection stands at 2,04,832.
India had reported over 3.60 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases and close to 3,300 related deaths on Wednesday.
A total of 3,60,960 new COVID-19 cases, 3,293 related deaths and 2,61,162 recoveries were reported.
The death toll from the deadly novel coronavirus infection stands at 2,04,832.
India had reported over 3.60 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases and close to 3,300 related deaths on Wednesday.
A total of 3,60,960 new COVID-19 cases, 3,293 related deaths and 2,61,162 recoveries were reported.
Lets see who many apologists of the murderer write essays for their messiah who is directly culpable for this.
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It worked last summer in Pakistan, we stabilized the situation cause of it and if it can work in Pakistan than it can also work in india
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Ironic that many Hindus are still not seeing true face of Modi the Muslim Killer.
It is hilarious people still defending this psychopath killer on internet.
I understand Hindutva BJP bhakhts, I mean these poor souls are earning some rupias for posting misinformation but I laugh at those who believe in this killer messiah / devta
he has already killed more Hindus than Muslims he got murdered during Gujarat 2002 massacre.
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Washington DC: Amidst an alarming surge in coronavirus cases, the United States has advised its citizens not to travel to India and those in India to leave as soon as possible, saying it is safe to do so as access to all types of medical care is becoming severely limited in the country.
The US has put India on Level 4 Travel Advisory, the highest level issued by the Department of State.
Earlier today, the US deployed the first of several emergency COVID-19 relief shipments to India. "Arriving in New Delhi from Travis Air Force Base on the world’s largest military aircraft, the shipment includes 440 oxygen cylinders & regulators, generously donated by State of California," the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) notified.
"In addition, on this first flight, USAID will send 9,60,000 Rapid Diagnostic Tests to identify infections early to help prevent community spread of COVID-19 and 100,000 N95 masks to protect India’s frontline healthcare heroes," it added.
USAID has provided over $23 million in assistance since the start of the pandemic, directly reaching nearly 10 million Indians. It said it is quickly procuring 1,000 medical oxygen concentrators that will be used in 320 primary health care facilities.
"Thanks to US Transport Command, Defence Logistics... for hustling to prepare critical USAID medical supplies for shipping. We’re committed to use every resource at our disposal, within our authority, to support India’s frontline healthcare workers," the US Defence Secretary said.
The US has put India on Level 4 Travel Advisory, the highest level issued by the Department of State.
Earlier today, the US deployed the first of several emergency COVID-19 relief shipments to India. "Arriving in New Delhi from Travis Air Force Base on the world’s largest military aircraft, the shipment includes 440 oxygen cylinders & regulators, generously donated by State of California," the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) notified.
"In addition, on this first flight, USAID will send 9,60,000 Rapid Diagnostic Tests to identify infections early to help prevent community spread of COVID-19 and 100,000 N95 masks to protect India’s frontline healthcare heroes," it added.
USAID has provided over $23 million in assistance since the start of the pandemic, directly reaching nearly 10 million Indians. It said it is quickly procuring 1,000 medical oxygen concentrators that will be used in 320 primary health care facilities.
"Thanks to US Transport Command, Defence Logistics... for hustling to prepare critical USAID medical supplies for shipping. We’re committed to use every resource at our disposal, within our authority, to support India’s frontline healthcare workers," the US Defence Secretary said.
Itachi
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Pakistans testing rate was dangerously low. just my state was testing twice the number that of Pakistan.
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