Some families change their world and their lives forever
The growing anger over the Corona disaster in India is affecting Modi's popularity
Modi has been busy campaigning in the midst of the pandemic.
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An Indian citizen looks sad after she lost a relative due to his infection with the virus.
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Places narrowed with incinerators due to the large number of deaths.
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India once declared victory over "Covid-19", but is now struggling in the midst of an unprecedented health crisis.
This has put the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the dock, with critics saying it has mismanaged the pandemic massively.
Bodies are lined up on cremation grounds, while smoke rises from the funeral pyre, which burns continuously in the skies of cities.
Out in the streets, patients gasp for breathtaking as volunteers give oxygen to them, and many wait in queues outside hospitals begging for admission to hospital.
The horrific scenes from the "Covid-19" disaster in India exemplify the sheer plight of people who were left alone, without any help from the authorities.
The massive increase in the number of cases has pushed the total number of cases up to 20 million in India, with the health care crisis worsening, with many of them dying from lack of oxygen, hospital beds or medicines.
Jitinder Singh Shunti, who runs a relief organization that moves and cremates bodies free of charge, bears witness to the daily horrors New Delhi witnesses.
"I thought that my feelings were soured after seeing thousands of cremations, but this time I collapsed and cried with my relatives," the 58-year-old said at a crematorium in eastern Delhi.
He added, "I see bodies of young children and young women. We brought to the fire a young bride who got married 10 days ago."
Shunty actually lives on the crematorium nowadays, cremates the bodies late at night and sleeps in his car.
His family has also contracted "Covid-19".
Rickshaws
The bodies continue to arrive in Indian rickshaws, trucks and cars.
Over the 25 years that he used to cremate the bodies, he would usually see 10 corpses a day, but that number now averages 120 corpses, which forces incinerators to set up new incinerators in a nearby garden, similar to other funeral sites that are running out of space. in India.
There is no indication that there is any government on the ground, says Shunte, and the lack of oxygen and beds has continued for about two weeks now.
He added, "It is not the people who die in Delhi, it is humanity that dies as well .. Many people die not because of (Covid-19) but because they do not receive any treatment .. Do you call it death or murder?"
There are many horrific stories surrounding the collapse of healthcare in India.
A mother infected with the virus died in a hospital parking lot near Delhi at the end of the week after waiting three hours for a bed.
In the central state of Madhya Pradesh, the doctor, Pratek Sunny, said his cousin had died in a government hospital after problems with oxygen supplies on Sunday.
"The government is a silent bystander," Sony said. "Officials are busy fabricating lies."
Anger
As the second deadly wave of "Covid-19" sweeps the country, with more than 300,000 injuries recorded daily in new world records, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has angered over the mishandling of the pandemic.
The powerful leader's government has been subjected to severe criticism for its poor reading of the situation, ineffectiveness in its response and the reduction in the number of patients and deaths.
The mistakes were evident from early on, and in January, Modi told the World Economic Forum, that India had saved "humanity from a great disaster by effectively containing Corona", while countries such as Britain were facing the second deadly wave of the pandemic.
In March, the government went even further and allowed religious festivals and election rallies in states attended by millions of people on occasions with the potential for the virus to spread further.
Even during the start of the spike in infections in April, Modi himself led massive election rallies, addressing the thousands of people without protective masks, marveling at the attendees, saying he had never seen such "huge crowds".
Indian scientists' warnings about a deadly second wave fell on deaf ears, leading to the worst outbreak of the virus in the world.
Control opportunities
India's chances of fighting the pandemic through an effective mass vaccination campaign have been affected by the failure of the government to place large enough orders for vaccines for the world's second most populous country, which has a population of more than 1.3 billion.
Instead, it donated 66 million vaccine doses to other countries. Ironically, the largest producer of "Covid-19" vaccines in the world has been deficient, as less than 2% of the country's population has been fully vaccinated since January.
Medical experts say Modi arrogantly declared that India had defeated "Covid-19" rather than using time during the lull in cases that followed the first wave to bolster critical care facilities.
For example, many Indian states abandoned their caution and began dismantling their Covid-19 infrastructure, which led to the outbreak of the crisis.
"There is anger building among people in the streets, and on social media, because of their deep frustration with the system," said Arati Gerath, a political analyst.
"Modi's leadership?"
Arrogance, sheer arrogance, and sheer arrogance.
"The people's hopes for him have been dashed, and this reaction will certainly lead to a setback for Modi's name."
The mismanagement helped defeat Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in crucial state elections in West Bengal at the weekend.
"The situation may improve in a few weeks, but it will not be the same for many families affected by the pandemic," Gerath said.
“It is unlikely (the families) will forget how I got lost in this crisis,” he added.
Her world and her life have changed forever. ”
A mother infected with the virus died in a hospital parking lot near Delhi at the end of the week, after waiting three hours for a bed.
Scientists did not receive warnings
Indians on a second wave
Fatal deaf ears, what led
To the worst outbreak of the virus
In the world.
India's opportunities to fight the pandemic through an effective mass vaccination campaign have been affected by the failure of the government to place orders of large enough vaccines for the world's second most populous country, with a population of over 1.3 billion.
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