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“There is no dignity in death here. Instead of mourning our dead, we are fighting with the fear that they should get a space for burial”

“There is desperation among people all around. Covid has overwhelmed Delhi, not just its hospitals and graveyards,” he said


The daughter, whose name was not given, said her mother had been in hospital for 5 days and had "recovered" from the worst of her illness when she died due to oxygen deprivation.
"There was no oxygen, she died in agony"




"I have never seen such a rush of bodies. We are now turning down many requests for burial because we can’t accommodate everyone”

“It looked nothing less than a war zone with dead bodies lying around all over and men in PPE kits appearing as soldiers in uniform guarding their martyrs and getting ready for another round of a deadly battle”

The UK announced on Sunday it will send life-saving medical equipment to India.
It will ship more than 600 pieces of equipment to New Delhi to support its fight against the virus
Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged the UK would do "all it can" to help.
In total, 9 airline container-loads of supplies were due to leave the UK on Sunday, including:
495 oxygen concentrators
120 non-invasive ventilators
20 manual ventilators
In total, 9 airline container-loads of supplies were due to leave the UK on Sunday, including:




@Samaanlateef reports https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/britain-pledges-emergency-aid-covid-hit-india-families-forced/

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