India has been brought to its knees after five straight days of setting global infection records, surpassing 350,000 new cases of coronavirus in a single day on Monday.
The brutal second wave has left politicians in a state of disarray as Prime Minister Narendra Modi attempts to steady his country’s reaction to the crisis.
“India is literally gasping for oxygen,” Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt said Monday afternoon, detailing the federal government discussions over shipping excess ventilators to aid the nation’s overrun healthcare system, which is dealing with more than 2,800 deaths per day.
Fronting the media on Sunday, Modi admitted the explosive resurgence of COVID-19 was a result of India becoming too complacent after stamping out the first wave in 2020. He urged the public to get vaccinated, advising they only get updates from “authentic sources” and not bite at any “rumours”.
“I urge people not to fall prey to any rumour about vaccines. You must be aware…
