‘The system has collapsed’: India’s descent into Covid hell

[Rainman]

@george-k said in ‘The system has collapsed’: India’s descent into Covid hell:

Doctors are understandably worried that the variant could theoretically break through the immunity provided by vaccines:

Key sentence
Gulp.

[Jolly]

Thank the ChiComs for inventing the Wuhan Virus...

[George K]

https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/india

Argentina, Turkey and Sweden have more per capita. In fact, the US is about the same as India.

I doubt the trajectory is as scary as India's.

[Doctor Phibes]

@george-k said in ‘The system has collapsed’: India’s descent into Covid hell:

Argentina, Turkey and Sweden have more per capita. In fact, the US is about the same as India.
I doubt the trajectory is as scary as India's.

I also doubt that the testing regimes are comparable.

[George K]

Mass cremations:

Link to video

[Copper]

I saw that yesterday, I didn't want to post it, you get the feeling that this is closer to the beginning than to the end.

[Axtremus]

https://www.reuters.com/world/india/us-provide-vaccine-components-medical-supplies-india-2021-04-25/

The United States will immediately send raw materials for COVID-19 vaccines, medical equipment and protective gear to help India respond to a massive surge in coronavirus infections, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday.

[Mik]

Good.

[Axtremus]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-29/u-s-tells-citizens-to-leave-india-as-covid-19-swamps-hospitals

State Department tells US citizens to leave India.

[Jolly]

And should quarantine them for 14 days.

[Mik]

At least.

[Loki]

It’s fascinating that we think there will be a gas shortage due to covid impact on available drivers but there seems to be no impact in India to our economy based on all the IT and call center work we outsource- and it’s a huge number.

[jodi]

I didn’t realize that the funeral pyres were how they cremated their dead normally. They are just having to do so many more of them, they’re running out of space to do it.

[Jolly]

@jodi said in ‘The system has collapsed’: India’s descent into Covid hell:

I didn’t realize that the funeral pyres were they cremated their dead normally. They are just having to do so many more of them, they’re running out of space to do it.

Takes a lot of wood, too.

[jodi]

@jolly
Yes, hadn’t thought of that.

[89th]

The real numbers are likely much higher. Like WAY higher.

[George K]

[Copper]

Real or fake?

Never mind, I just noticed the date

[George K]

@copper said in ‘The system has collapsed’: India’s descent into Covid hell:

Real or fake?

Dan Crenshaw thought it was real.

[Axtremus]

Travel ban on travel from India
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/04/30/992511531/u-s-will-impose-new-ban-on-travel-from-india-as-coronavirus-rages