Covid-19 - Devastating Second Wave in India - Updates and Discussion

[IblinI]

I don't trust their numbers as well. I think there are already half a million cases daily.

under report is not the exact word to be used here, considering those million in DELHI slum and India rural, there is simply no data on them.

 

[Vikki]

National elections are what the hindi belt goes for...if Modi is able to win the hindi belt, primarily UP which is focused on communal based politics unlike the South, West or North Eastern states whose populace go for developmental based politics, BJP will win again.

But the question is would it be any different if Congress was in power...I highly doubt it since people then would be bashing Congress hoping BJP was in power. It's not just the govts to blame but people as well for letting their guard down

Modi failed in predicting the severiity of second wave and he should be criticised and bashed for it..i am also doing that.
But lets not dismiss all his achievements...good or bad..he is hardworking..some of his policies might have gone wrong but its true that he genuinely wants to develop his country.
And moreover we dont have an alternative...at least there are no scams in bjp rule..we used to hear about one scam or the other during congress rule both in centre and states.

 

[lonelyman]

Modi failed in predicting the severiity of second wave and he should be criticised and bashed for it..i am also doing that.
But lets not dismiss all his achievements...good or bad..he is hardworking..some of his policies might have gone wrong but its true that he genuinely wants to develop his country.
And moreover we dont have an alternative...at least there are no scams in bjp rule..we used to hear about one scam or the other during congress rule both in centre and states.

congress doesn't want to develop the country genuinely?

i only see modi cares about more his image than his country by allowing huge election rallies, religious holidays gathering without mask

let alone not stockpiling the oxygen, and exporting vaccines/oxygen out while his people needs it first

 

[Zapper]

congress doesn't want to develop the country genuinely?

i only see modi cares about more his image than his country by allowing huge election rallies, religious holidays gathering without mask

let alone not stockpiling the oxygen, and exporting vaccines/oxygen out while his people needs it first

It's not that congress doesn't want the country to develop but the nation has been riddled with scams during the congress regime, not to mention they're way too much into minority appeasement, communal based politics and what not...there's a reason they've been voted out. Modi is being criticized on how his govt failed to predict the second wave and there are certainly flaws in his governance but I'm sure it wouldn't be any better with congress

 

[lonelyman]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cn...diplomatic-staff-coronavirus-india/index.html

Bharats still say Covid is fake hype to attack modi

 

[FuturePAF]

A tragedy. As local staff it is unlikely they were vaccinated, but all diplomatic missions should try to have all of their national and local staff vaccinated worldwide.

 

[lonelyman]

It's not that congress doesn't want the country to develop but the nation has been riddled with scams during the congress regime, not to mention they're way too much into minority appeasement, communal based politics and what not...there's a reason they've been voted out. Modi is being criticized on how his govt failed to predict the second wave and there are certainly flaws in his governance but I'm sure it wouldn't be any better with congress

ok, ok I got it
modi is god
Congress is the devil

 

[Beast]

A tragedy. As local staff it is unlikely they were vaccinated, but all diplomatic missions should try to have all of their national and local staff vaccinated worldwide.

Maybe its vaccinated but death still occurs. This mutant variant is quite deadly. It even attack young and healthy.

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

What a terrible turn. that is the price of having a poor ally and having a policy where you try to bandwagon as many countries as possible.

If they are struggling, you have to put money into this bottomless pit otherwise the ally will be enraged and turn elsewhere. also, prospective vas- allies, would see that you have no power (bad) or no will (worse) to help allies beyond rhetoric, rendering all your other alliances hollow.

 

[FuturePAF]

Maybe its vaccinated but death still occurs. This mutant variant is quite deadly. It even attack young and healthy.

That’s true, similar to the second wave (if I remember correctly) of the 1918 pandemic, a lot more of the deaths are amongst younger adults. These new variants maybe able to cause serious infections even if the person has been vaccinated.

Everyone needs to be extremely careful and keep wearing masks in public.

 

[vi-va]

‘We are on the path of success’: Health Minister on fight against Covid-19

PTI New Delhi | Updated on May 03, 2020

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan visit a Covid-19 treatment centre at the Lady Hardinge Medical College in New Delhi, May 3, 2020 - Twitter/ @PIBIndia
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, on Sunday, said that the rate of growth of new Covid-19 cases has been steadying for a while, and the recovery rate is improving. He also added that India is “on the path of success and will win the war against the pandemic”. He said around 10,000 Covid-19 patients have recovered so far.
“The recovery rate of Covid-19 patients has steadily increased, which shows that more and more of these patients are getting better and going back home,” he said.
Steadying rate of growth
“The rate of growth of new cases has also been steadying for a while,” the Health Minister. According to the data received on Sunday, for the past three days, the doubling rate of the virus is 12.0, for seven days it is 11.7 and for 14 days it is 10.4, the minister was quoted as saying in a statement.
“We have crossed over 10 lakh tests till date, and are performing over 74,000 tests in a day presently,” he said.
The minister added that the government has distributed around 20 lakh PPE kits all over India, and supplied medicines (both Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and Paracetamol (PCM)) to more than 100 countries.
He said India is on a “better footing” as compared to other nations, adding the country is capable to pull off any eventuality with more than 2.5 lakh beds in dedicated Covid-19 hospitals and health centres.
Lockdown 3.0 for ‘effective intervention’
Dr Vardhan urged the people to observe the extended period of lockdown 3.0 (till May 17) in letter and spirit, and treat it as an effective intervention to cut down the chain of transmission of Covid-19.

“We are on the path of success and we will win this war against Covid-19,” he asserted.
Praising ‘corona warriors’
The Health Minister urged people to not ostracize the doctors treating Covid-19 patients or stigmatize the patients who have won the battle against the deadly disease. “They are our heroes and need a worthy treatment,” he said.
The minister also had a word of praise for the ‘corona warriors’. “Today, the Indian Air Force is acknowledging these warriors, throughout the country, by sprinkling them with flower petals through helicopters,” he said.
Fighter jets and transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Sunday carried out fly-pasts over major cities and towns, while military choppers showered petals on leading hospitals across the country as part of a mega exercise to express gratitude to lakhs of doctors, paramedics and other front-line workers battling the coronavirus pandemic.
Vardhan said the fight of India with Covid-19 is lauded not only by WHO, but by the whole world.
Field visit
He also paid a visit to the Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC), one of India’s oldest and established medical colleges, to review the status of Covid-19 management.
At the Covid-19 block in the hospital, he spoke through video call to two intern doctors who got infected with the virus while treating patients at LHMC, and were admitted at the facility.
He also interacted with two patients admitted in the Covid-19 ward through the digital platform, who, in turn, apprised him about the facilities in the coronavirus ward.
“In last few days, I have been visiting various hospitals like AIIMS (Delhi), LNJP, RML, Safdarjung, AIIMS Jhajjar, Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty and now LHMC to review the preparedness of Covid-19 and I am satisfied with the arrangements made by these hospitals to deal effectively with the outbreak,” he said.
He said there are 130 hotspots districts, 284 non-hotspots districts and 319 non-infected districts.
According to the Union Health Ministry, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country is 39,980.

‘We are on the path of success’: Health Minister on fight against Covid-19

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, on Sunday, said that the rate of growth of new Covid-19 cases has been steadying for a while, and the recovery rate is improving. He also added that India is “o

www.thehindubusinessline.com

 

[Mohamed Bin Tughlaq]

You certainly don't make such statements while currently having people dying on the streets.. People will think this is satire or some sort of practical joke

 

[Dungeness]

A Jugaad politician for a jugaad country with a jugaad future.

 

[Bambi]

You certainly don't make such statements while currently having people dying on the streets.. People will think this is satire or some sort of practical joke

It's from may this creat is digging up things like this

 

[Mohamed Bin Tughlaq]

It's from may this is digging up things like this

Lmao. You are true. I didn't see the date of the news it is indeed from last year