Thread by @PantsuitPolitic, Today, India reported 352,991 new cases of Covid-19. This is its fifth-world-recording-setting [...]

Today, India reported 352,991 new cases of Covid-19. This is its fifth-world-recording-setting day.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/26/india/india-covid-international-aid-intl-hnk/index.html

The total number of infections in India is over 17 million. More than 195,000 people have died. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/26/india-reports-record-new-covid-cases-for-fifth-straight-day.html

In April, alone, India reported more than 5 million new cases, sending the country's health care system to the brink.

There is a severe shortage of medical oxygen in India. https://www.bbc.com/news/56876695

Delhi hospitals run out of beds and oxygen as families struggle to save their loved ones.

"The oxygen shortage has become so dire that a Sikh house of worship in capital New Delhi began offering free breathing sessions with shared tanks to COVID-19 patients waiting for a hospital bed." https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2021/4/26/oxygen-demand-outstrips-supply-in-indias-covid-hotspots

The surge in infections, growing at the fastest pace in the world, has left families and patients pleading for oxygen.

Experts fear that the death toll will rise substantially over the next month. “All the arrows are pointing to real darkness." https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2021/04/india-covid-19-crisis/618691/

The world’s largest vaccine producer is struggling to overcome its latest COVID-19 surge—and that’s everyone’s problem.

Our long-time listener and friend @smoorthy has put together a list of resources for donating to Covid relief in India. She is updating the list frequently and has included both general and targeted relief options.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SD2dpEhUpA43kuFuIoYjO9rHKGTW0vfqlbswbzrevXY/mobilebasic

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