As India’s corona virus tally crossed the 2-crore mark on Tuesday, Covid-19 crisis in country continues to grab global headlines.
From featuring on the frontpage of newspapers around the world to being the centre of debates on television channels like the CNN, the coronavirus situation has been at the centrestage ever since the second wave of the pandemic hit the country.
The surge in cases has battered its already feeble healthcare system. An acute shortage in supply of vaccines have hit inoculation drives in most states.
Thousands of Covid patients have been scrambling to find beds, oxygen and life-saving medication amidst acute shortage of medical resources. India is also the only country to record over 4 lakh daily cases since the start of the pandemic.
‘India’s Covid-19 Crisis Shakes Modi’s Image of Strength’
India has been hit by second wave of pandemic like no other country and according to the New York Times. Health experts and analysts blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “overconfidence” for it.
“Independent health experts and political analysts say that Modi’s overconfidence and his domineering leadership style bear huge share of responsibility.
Critics say his administration was determining to cast image of India as back on track and open for business despite.
While India is desperate for oxygen, its politicians deny there’s a problem’: The Guardian
In opinion piece published in Guardian, writer says that at time when the country scrambles to gather oxygen for its Covid-19 patients. Many of whom have even died because of its shortage. There are political leaders who not only disregard crisis but also threaten to take action against people who voice their opinion regarding it.
“The CM of UP has threatened legal action against anyone who complains of oxygen shortages because he insists there is no such shortage.
PM Modi could have prevented India’s devastating Covid-19 crisis, critics say. He didn’t