‘Terrifying, epic crisis’: Watch what global TV channels are saying about India’s Covid-19 crisis
Indian government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic has been criticised by prominent news anchors around the world, including Mehdi Hasan and Emily Maitlis.
“This is truly a terrifying and epic crisis,” says @ClarissaWard, as a deadly coronavirus outbreak ravages India. “It is just staggering, the amount of suffering. People are struggling to breathe. They are literally dying on the streets and there is just no end in sight.” pic.twitter.com/lXxVayKZCm
— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) April 30, 2021
"I have 2 cousins in India right now, with Covid, in hospital...Every Indian American I know is sharing stories on Whatsapp...but this story matters to all of us...There's a moral reason for helping...but there's also self interest."
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) April 27, 2021
From my monologue:pic.twitter.com/0hBL3lC9XO
Planes carrying the first emergency U.S. aid arrive in India’s capital amid another increase in coronavirus cases in the country. https://t.co/KLO3MQcBkE pic.twitter.com/Jk1uPxFCC2
— ABC News (@ABC) April 30, 2021
As a new vaccination drive attempts to slow the rapid spread of COVID-19, India’s crematoriums continue working night and day to process the spiralling death toll. Follow our LIVE updates: https://t.co/4qIMySxNbU pic.twitter.com/jI8DzUsdmu
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) April 29, 2021
Volunteers at temples helping patients desperate for oxygen are testing positive for Covid-19 themselves as hospitals in India are full to capacity.#IndiasCovidCrisis pic.twitter.com/KWfJoSdS51
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) April 28, 2021
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