New Delhi, May 28 (KMS): Twenty people in north India have been given two different coronavirus jabs for their first and second doses. They were given a shot of Covishield (AstraZeneca) in early April, but then got the locally developed Covaxin as part of their second dose in May. India …
Read More »Feature: Death in the Himalayas: Poverty, fear, stretched resources propel India’s COVID crisis
Sankalp Phartiyal and Danish Siddiqui Pramila Devi’s shrouded body lay on a bier, resting on a rock on the banks of a muddy Ganges. The 36-year-old mother-of-three died the previous night in a village in the mountainous northern state of Uttarakhand, a day after testing positive for COVID-19. Devi’s death …
Read More »Feature: Doctors struggling to fill shifts as COVID-19 patients overwhelm hospitals
Kelsie Sandoval Record-setting COVID-19 cases, alarming death tolls, and overstretched hospitals in India have doctors feeling burnt out, according to Bloomberg News. “Now, I’m scared of building relationships with patients. At first I did that, and then I would come back for my next shift and see their empty bed, …
Read More »Many teachers pressed into Indian poll duty became virus victims, families say
Mathura, May 28 (KMS): Suman Lata’s family begged her to refuse a summons to monitor elections in Uttar Pradesh state last month but, worried about losing her job, the 49-year-old mother of three went anyway, just as India’s second coronavirus wave hit a peak. Two weeks later, she was dead, …
Read More »India’s true coronavirus death toll could be 1.6 million: Report
New Delhi, May 27 (KMS): India’s official coronavirus death toll is widely believed to be a massive undercount, but by how much is an open question. According to a New York Times analysis, the real number of deaths could be over 1 million ― or even higher. Officially, about 310,000 …
Read More »Lack of facilities sparks protest at COVID hospital in IIOJK
Srinagar, May 27 (KMS): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, attendants of COVID positive patients protested against the authorities of COVID hospital located at Sub District Hospital, Kupwara, for the lack of basic facilities. The protestors assembled in the hospital premises and raised slogans against the authorities. They said …
Read More »Covid-19: Has India’s deadly second wave peaked?
New Delhi, May 27 (KMS): India has recorded 26 million Covid-19 cases – second only to the US. It is the new epicentre of the global pandemic. The second wave in recent weeks has overwhelmed the healthcare system, leaving hospitals struggling to cope and critical drugs and oxygen in short supply. …
Read More »Vaccine inequality in India sends many falling through gaps
New Delhi, May 27 (KMS): As the coronavirus tears through India, night watchman Sagar Kumar thinks constantly about getting vaccines for himself and his family of five amid critical shortages of shots in the country. But even if he knew how to get one, it wouldn’t be easy. The main …
Read More »Modi regime transmitting India variant of coronavirus to IIOJK
#NonLocalsTransportedToIIOJK Islamabad, May 26 (KMS): After failing to control the spread of India variant of COVID-19 surge in the country, Narendra Modi-led fascist government is now transporting the deadly virus to Indian illegally occupied Kashmir, putting the lives of the local people in grave danger. A report released by Kashmir …
Read More »Top Indonesian diplomat to India succumbs to Covid-19
New Delhi, May 26 (KMS): Indonesia’s Deputy Chief of Mission in India, Ferdy Piay, died of Covid-19 at a hospital in Jakarta on Tuesday. Indonesia’s Deputy Chief of Mission in India, Ferdy Piay, had contracted coronavirus while he was in Delhi. On April 27, he was transferred to a hospital …
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