Coronavirus Torments India Amid Paucity of Facilities
India set a single-day world record after the registration of 314,835 cases during the past 24 hours
As coronavirus in India turns diabolic, the country faces paucity of treatment facilities. India set a single-day world record after the registration of 314,835 cases during the past 24 hours.
The deaths recorded during the period tallied 2,104 which is so far the highest national count in a day.
India’s healthcare system is crippling as the cases have taken a rocket flight during the second wave of the pandemic.
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Numerous deaths have been recorded with the shortage of oxygen being the primary reason.
The oxygen supply is dwindling, vaccines are being theft, hospitals are running out of space but politicians are carrying on political activities, leaving the masses in the lurch.
In a recent incident reported from the Haryana state of India, some 1,710 vials were reportedly theft from a civil hospital in Jind city. The stolen material contained 1,270 vials of Covishield and 440 of Covaxin vaccines.
Haryana: 1,710 doses of #COVID19 vaccine, including 1,270 of Covishield and 440 of Covaxin, stolen from PPC centre at Civil Hospital in Jind, files stolen too. (ANI) pic.twitter.com/VBtYMCTBId
— NDTV (@ndtv) April 22, 2021
In another woeful occurrence in Madhya Pradesh state, the suspects robbed oxygen cylinders that were delivered at Damoh District Hospital.
The district collector told a mob attacked the oxygen truck and looted cylinders.
MP: Oxygen cylinders looted by some people at Damoh District Hospital last night. District Collector says, “We’ve been told that as soon as Oxygen truck came, people looted cylinders even when the hospital has adequate Oxygen supply. We’re identifying these people & filing cases” pic.twitter.com/K0D2wh6UwC
— ANI (@ANI) April 21, 2021
This all happened out of fear of possible shortage as the healthcare facility had adequate oxygen supply to cater to the requirements of the patients.
Further, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi criticized the Modi government on the lack of vaccines, beds and oxygen in the hospitals.
She asked why didn’t the government took preemptive measures when it knew about the arrival of a new wave of the pandemic.
“Modi is busy in elections. He is seen laughing in the rallies when people are shouting and crying and coveting to get medicines, beds, oxygen from somewhere.”
“How can you laugh?”, she asked.
Watch | “Why did the centre not make arrangements when a second wave was inevitable? The country is facing a shortage of oxygen because there was no strategy, this is the government’s failure”: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra pic.twitter.com/iB4IroOMG8
— NDTV (@ndtv) April 21, 2021
The Congress leader urged Indian Prime Minister Modi to stop election campaigns to prevent mass gatherings.
