How the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala are fighting to increase COVID Coronavirus pandemic News
Chennai, India – Rajendran Dilip is seriously in front of a 500-bed government hospital in Chennai waiting to be treated at a COVID-19 hospital for seriously ill patients at the city’s shopping center, where his 53-year-old father Rajendran was put in an ambulance a couple of hours ago.
Rajendran’s oxygen levels gave a positive COVID and began to decline within two days. It happened after taking the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine late last month.
“We tried several hospitals, both private and government, but there were no beds available. Eventually, when the oxygen level started to change, we had no choice but to dial 108, ”Dilip, 24, told Al Jazeera, referring to the emergency response number for medical, fire and police services in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.