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April 29, 2021

India in Public Health Catastrophe as Deaths & Infections Reach New High
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India is facing a growing public health catastrophe. Officials have
announced about 3,600 people died of the coronavirus Wednesday, but that
figure is believed to be a vast undercount. Another 380,000 new cases
were confirmed as India's health system is nearing collapse with a
massive surge in patients and a shortage in oxygen. In New Delhi,
makeshift crematoriums are being set up in parks and parking lots.
Despite the surge, elections are going ahead in West Bengal, where Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has held large political rallies despite warnings
from public health experts. COVID cases are also rising in neighboring
Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan.


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