Greta Thunberg, a Swedish climate activist, has described the humanitarian crisis in India caused by a lack of medical oxygen as “heartbreaking.” She said in a tweet that the international community would assist the country in combating the accelerated second wave of coronavirus infections.
“Following the recent events in India has been heartbreaking. The international community must step up to provide emergency assistance “She tagged a foreign news storey in a tweet.
India set a new record for the largest daily increase in Covid infections, with over 3.46 lakh infections. In the same 24-hour span, 2,624 people died.
The wave, according to experts, is caused by many mutated strains of the virus. People’s disregard for the anti-Covid laws has exacerbated an increasingly fragile condition.
Due to the high caseloads, there are critical shortages of hospital beds, medications, and life-saving oxygen.
Family members and friends of Covid patients have been struggling to arrange beds and medical supplies in the worst-affected states, resulting in disturbing images.
Several hospitals in Delhi treating coronavirus patients have confirmed that they only have a few hours of oxygen left.
On Saturday, a Delhi hospital announced that 25 patients died in a matter of hours due to a lack of oxygen.
Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi Chief Minister, today appealed to all chief ministers for assistance in closing the widening demand-supply gap.
I am writing to all CMs requesting them to provide oxygen to Delhi, if they have spare. Though the Central govt. is also helping us, the severity of corona is such that all available resources are proving inadequate,” he tweeted.
Several countries have expressed unity with India, including the United Kingdom, the European Union, and France.
