Prof Anup Malani calculates the reproductive rate for the COVID-19 outbreak each day. Reproductive rate value is greater than 1 for all northeastern states
Covid is the intention of the Indian middle class
As Ram Prakash spent weeks feverishly and breathlessly, his heart and 16-year-old daughter were heartbroken, adding to the fear that a modest middle-class safety net wearing knits could be ripped off.
The 53-year-old man, a local business tax adviser, was one of millions who joined the fast-growing middle class in India in recent decades. Rising incomes, better education and consumption fueled one of the world’s great stories of economic success.
The second tragic wave that took the life of Ram, who is the family’s helper, has shattered Prakash’s hopes for the future. “Our life was good, but now it’s all over,” Uma said to her widow.
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Workers evacuate a patient from a hospital outside Mumbai after a fire there killed 13 COVID-19 patients on April 23. An extreme surge in coronavirus infections has overwhelmed India’s healthcare system.
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The second wave of COVID-19 in India continues to set world records as the number of new cases topped 400,000 on May 1, 2021. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), India now accounts for 1 in every 3 new cases of COVID-19.
The crisis has hospitals around the country past capacity; shortages of medical workers and oxygen have left many sick people to die without ever receiving treatment. The sudden, extreme surge took the world by surprise, and now experts everywhere are trying to understand why this catastrophe happened and what can be done to stop it.
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