In the spotlight: india breathless
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In India, the number of Covid-19 contaminations has reached records.
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By: Sébastien Duhamel
11 mins
Publicity
India "
on the brink
", the front page of
Die Welt
warns us in Germany. "Submerged", the country is "at the breaking point", observes the Financial Times. "
The outbreak of Covid-19 in India is even more ferocious,
" warns the
Wall Street Journal
. It will be understood that the German daily, the American dailies and many others today relate a difficult situation. "
The number of cases in India reaches a new record
", confirms the
Washington Post's front page
: "
In 24 hours, nearly 350,000 new infections
". Sad record broken for the fourth consecutive day. 2267 deaths recorded at the same time.
In response, "
the US and UK are sending aid,
"
The Guardian
tells us
.
Among others, "
raw materials for the manufacture of vaccines
"
as for the United States, specifies the British newspaper, and it is "
ventilators and oxygen
" that London will send.
Just like France and Germany which must send oxygen.
Even the neighbor of Pakistan, "
traditional enemy
", offered to offer equipment, underlines the
Guardian
.
An oxygen shortage and authorities criticized
Oxygen is still what is most desperately lacking and the authorities' response is criticized. To read in
The Hindu
, this testimony of Doctor Baluja. He runs the Jaipur Golden Hospital in New Delhi, where "
20 patients died yesterday, Sunday, due to the lack of oxygen,
"
The Hindu
tells us
. “
What must be emphasized, of course, is the shortage, but what kills me
, says Doctor Baluja,
it is the uncertainty of my supply. If the government tells me that this quantity will be distributed every four or six hours, I can plan better. If you promise me my quota and then do not deliver the promised quantity, I cannot plan the treatment of my patients
. "However,"
when the tragedy happened in my hospital, the promised quota never came
", laments the doctor.
Still a nightmare situation in New Delhi therefore, but many other states in the country are affected.
The Times of India
explains, for example, how Kerala is also struggling to "
balance the demand for and the supply of oxygen
"
.
Concern also in the state of Gujarat, in the west of the country.
Concern for other reasons, because, in addition to the nightmare, local authorities are accused of downplaying the toll.
Yes, as
The Hindu
reveals
, "
figures from major public hospitals in Ahmedabad, Surat and a few districts show that the number of deaths is much higher than reported by health authorities
."
In the Spanish press: arrested and tortured for his ideas
Nasser Zefzafi is his name.
El Mundo
presents him for those who do not yet know him: "
An electronics technician who made a living repairing cell phones and computers
". In October 2016, "
overnight
", he became the leader of the protests in the Rif region, in northern Morocco. "
He is one of the founders of the Moroccan Hirak
", recalls the Spanish newspaper, which will earn him in June 2018 to be sentenced to terms ranging from 4 months to 20 years in prison. "
Unprecedented sentences since the accession to the throne of Mohamed VI
", recalls El Mundo.
Last Thursday, we read, "
Nasser Zefzafi announced that he was resigning as the visible head of the Hirak
"
.
He feels "
the dreams of unity evaporate, he is disappointed by the internal struggles
" and accuses "
people obsessed with leadership, fame and self-centeredness
" of being responsible.
He does not leave his companions, but he wishes to "
leave the place
",
El Mundo
tells us
.
An interview from Tangier prison
And the Spanish newspaper managed to question him in his Tangier prison. An interview in which Nasser Zefzafi recognizes that mistakes, yes the Hirak has "
without doubt
" made. The main one according to him, "to
believe that the years of lead had been overcome in Morocco
". He calls on the European Union "
not to look away when human rights are being violated
".
Nasser Zefzafi also delivers a horrifying account of his arrest. At 5 am, a "
very large number of people
" with balaclavas. “
They started hitting me without saying a word. They alternated beating and laughing,
says Nassez Zefzafi,
they undressed me and tied my hands and feet behind my back. They started to insert objects into my anus. One of them urinated on my face
. They asked me to say “Long live the king” out loud to stop the torture. It all happened while they were filming me with a phone. My body couldn't take it and I said “Long live the king”
".
This is the testimony of Nassez Zefzafi and, since this episode since his imprisonment, he has led several hunger strikes to denounce the living conditions of Moroccan detainees,
El Mundo
point
.
In the United States, a damaged dream awarded at the Oscars
Full box for the film Nomadland, “
Chloé Zhao's meditation on mourning and the damaged American dream
,” the
New York Times
tells us
.
It won the Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress.
All during a "
surrealist ceremony
", ironically the newspaper: "
a show broadcast on television on films mainly distributed on the Internet.
"
"
A high-sounding event… until the last minutes
," the New York Times recounts,
when the Academy's voters offered a dramatic ending: Anthony Hopkins, 83, won the Oscar for best actor for "The Father" , ahead of the late Chadwick Boseman
”
,
who was favorite according to the daily.
No need to watch the ceremony, the press gives us the best minutes every year.
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