My god India 🇮🇳... and it’s not just more testing, because positivity had quintupled (5x) in recent month. India could be the next Brazil 🇧🇷 in terms of #COVID19 crisis scale.
2) India crisis is also due to mixed messages and complacency, writes @AmyKazmin.

“Mixed messages from the prime minister and health authorities left the public playing down the risk of the virus” https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1380761090754236419
3) I hope people realizes how important India is... it’s also the world’s largest maker of vaccines for COVID. But it recent halted all exports due to this surge. Hence Canada 🇨🇦 is now delayed in its vaccine deliveries due to the crisis there in India. https://amp.ft.com/content/6f6705ce-993f-405c-b36b-09ccc322e979?__twitter_impression=true
4) India can also be the next epicenter for new variants just like how the #B117 Uk 🇬🇧 variant quickly dominated Europe. https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1380798761803350020
6) "The virus seems to have become more transmissible in the second wave. We are admitting entire families who are infected. We are also seeing a lot of young people, aged below 40, getting sick," says Dr Kalantri.

By @soutikBBC https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-asia-india-56586420
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