May 2021

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India’s COVID-19 Situation written by Alda Nasywa

The number of cases in India continues to grow. The second wave of Covid-19 caused main cities in India to have very high losses. The subcontinent located in South Asia is included in the top 5 of the list of countries with the highest increase in Covid-19 death cases. India has had a spike in recent days, with more than 250,000 deaths. On the subject of Statistik Data, some analysis specialists are nonetheless debating the original number of Covid-19 infections. Some of them feel that the virus must have reached the interior of a country that has difficulty accessing virus testing and trancing tools. They worry that because it is very difficult to trace the scale of the pandemic in faroff areas of the country, it could be that the true number of deaths and infections is five to 10 times greater. Because of the many gliding cases of COVID-19 infection, hospitals in India have a deficit of beds, medical oxygen and medicines. Additionally, there's less than one doctor for every 1,000 people, and that figure is decreasing even more in rural areas and less populated states. Seeing the increasing number of cases, more than 40 countries are dedicated to helping India in

overcoming the outbreak. If the case goes uphill, a national crisis with global impacts will be created. This potential outcome will endanger the development of other countries to overcome this pandemic. In dealing with this case, the Government of India has rejected calls for a National Lockdown. In addition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government allowed religious festivals and election rallies across the country at the start of the year. The Indian Prime Minister left most of the responsibility for fighting the outbreak to the state government, which, of course, has drawn a lot of criticism. The Indian government says there is an adequate supply of oxygen, but the dissemination is hindered by transportation problems. United Arab Emirates, Germany, Singapore, France and multinational companies such as Amazon and Google are taking part in the distribution of this sufficiency.

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