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India s COVID crisis now catastrophic, former Midlands couple says
As India faces a life and death situation, Indian natives here in the Midlands say the tragedy they are watching unfold is heartbreaking. Author: Eleanor Tabone (WLTX) Updated: 11:23 PM EDT April 30, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. While cases in America are declining, the COVID outbreak in India continues to worsen. In parts of the country, gravediggers are working overtime to keep up.
As India faces a life and death situation, Indian natives here in the Midlands say the tragedy they are watching unfold is heartbreaking.
Thilak and Liny Pappu say, We are really broken-hearted to see what is happening in India. The married couple says, So many of our dear friends died because of COVID.
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India is facing one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the world, buckling the country’s weak healthcare system and overwhelming the nation’s ability to cremate and bury its dead.
The world’s second-most populous nation recorded 379,257 new cases Thursday, a daily record for any country since the coronavirus first emerged more than a year ago. It also reported 3,645 deaths, the most in a single day in India. The actual numbers of infections and deaths are believed to be significantly higher.
The outbreak is being blamed on a so-called double mutant variant of the coronavirus that’s believed to be highly infectious. A vaccine drive has sputtered due to limited doses.