Fears for children as India braces for cyclone Yaas amid COVID-19 chaos
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The cyclone comes soon after Cyclone Tauktae, which battered India s west coast last week.
Government agencies are helping people to evacuate their homes to safer areas. But as people flee their homes for shelters while the country continues to grapple with a massive outbreak of COVID-19, Save the Children is concerned that the cyclone risks spreading infections further. Many cyclone shelters are currently being used as COVID-19 care centres, limiting the space available for those seeking refuge from the storm.
Chittapriyo Sadhu, Deputy Director of Programme Management at Save the Children India, said:
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Nepal’s looming Covid crisis poses serious threat to children
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As Nepal’s rapidly escalating Covid-19 emergency puts the country’s hospitals under increasing strain, Save the Children warned today that there could be “catastrophic” consequences for children if the virus is not brought under control.
It warned that disruptions to essential health services and education, along with increasing rates of child poverty, will have a lasting and irreversible impact on children that will be felt for “many years to come.”
Jennifer Syed, Country Director of Save the Children in Nepal, said:
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Record numbers of deaths are already being reported in Nepal, and things are going to get a lot worse over the coming weeks with oxygen supplies running out and the vaccine programme at a standstill. Our health system is already being overwhelmed by the number of critically ill patients. There are people queuing up outside emergency wards because there are no beds available for
Waiver by Biden is great step, sharing of vaccine-recipes should be next
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Save the Children is thrilled with the announcement of the Biden administration to back the waiving of intellectual property rights to COVID-19 vaccines, but emphasizes other countries now must follow suit immediately as part of a wider effort to ensure fair access to vaccines for all.
Bidisha Pillai, Save the Children’s Global Advocacy and Campaigns Director, said:
“This an important step in ensuring COVID-19 vaccines can reach everyone, everywhere, including the most marginalised. Recent spikes in India and other countries have truly shown that no one is safe, until everyone is safe.