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Experts said the outbreak should ring alarm bells as the country's health-emergency preparedness remains inadequate, even after Covid

While India provides public health care, the system is chronically underfunded — and there's a growing dependence on private hospitals, with a large proportion of Indians forced to pay bills out of pocket. At the same time, those left widowed or orphaned by the pandemic are struggling to access government assistance.

Amid scare of Mucormycosis or ‘black fungus’, reports of an infection called ‘white fungus’ in Bihar has spurred fear across the country which is reeling under the devastating second wave of the COVID pandemic.

Transcript: The 11th Hour with Brian Williams, 5/5/21 Guests: Jen Golbeck, David Jolly, Nahid Bhadelia May 6, 2021, 3:00 AM UTC Liz Cheney warns GOP about Trump and threat to democracy. Cheney is on brink of being ousted from GOP leadership. Former President Donald Trump allies blast Facebook for banning him. Trump and top Republicans back Elise Stefanik to replace Cheney. Republicans are salivating over the prospect of reversing that dynamic and erasing the Democrats` six-seat advantage. India...

Maybe India’s leaders, policy makers, judges should spend some time visiting a Covid ICU May 17, 2021, 8:56 PM IST A journalist who has lived all over India and is now based in Bangalore During the first wave of the pandemic in 2020, quite a few journalists, especially those working for the TV news-channels, would spend an hour or so visiting the Covid iCU of hospitals. The telecasts would show scribes reporting from the nearest Covid ICU, covered he...

Brandon Baur/ABC News(NEW DELHI) -- On the ground in India, COVID-19 is everywhere. It's in the fear that keeps people trapped indoors, a vacant silence falling over the normally bustling city of New Delhi. It's in the chaos outside of hospitals, where...

Amid India COVID-19 crisis, remembering the people: Reporters Notebook • 8 min read Volunteers step up amid Indias rising COVID-19 death toll KhalsaAid, a Sikh-led nonprofit, is one of the volunteer groups helping to deliver oxygen and other crucial supplies. Many Indians say the government’s response has been a catastrophic failure. Brandon Baur/ABC News NEW DELHI -- On the ground in India, COVID-19 is everywhere. Its in the fear that keeps people trapped indoors, a vacant silence fallin...

As TN and Goa Push Ivermectin for COVID, WHO Scientist Reiterates Opposition Doctors have said that they are pressured to prescribe the drug to COVID-19 patients even though they are aware that it has no beneficial effect. A pharmacist holds the anti-parasite drug ivermectin in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, May 19, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Rodrigo Urzagasti New Delhi: As several Indian states continue to prescribe ivermectin, the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Tue...

COVID-19: Why Does Ivermectin Continue To Be Popular? 14/05/2021 A pharmacist holds the anti-parasite drug ivermectin in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, May 19, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Rodrigo Urzagasti New Delhi: As several Indian states continue to prescribe ivermectin, the WHO’s chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Tuesday tweeted that the UN agency recommends against the use of the drug to treat COVID-19 patients except within clinical trials. Included in the tweet was a press release issue...

SOS calls grow as corona cases surge in India Top Story May 10, 2021 PUNE, India: Dire SOS pleas from doctors, patients and their loved ones in need of hospital beds, oxygen and medication have flooded social media platforms, foreign media reported. In Pune, one of the worst-hit cities in India, the wailing sirens of ambulances have become a macabre feature of the city’s soundscape. In many parts of the country, family members are shedding tears of despair outside of hospitals as they beg f...