NEW DELHI—Delhi’s biggest crematorium ground, the Nigam Bodh Ghat, has seen a rapid surge in cremations in the last week. On April 24 there are dead waiting in the ambulances outside; dead being carried by family; some being laid on the pyre, and many burning, while rituals are performed. A pall of dignified silence lay…
New Delhi Records Highest Daily COVID Death Toll, as India Struggles With Second Wave
New Delhi Records Highest Daily COVID-19 Death Toll, as India Struggles With 2nd Wave
NEW DELHI—Delhi’s biggest crematorium grounds, the Nigam Bodh Ghat, has seen a rapid surge in activity in the past week. On April 24, the dead were waiting in the ambulances outside, others being carried by family, some being laid on the pyre, and many burning, while rituals are being performed. A pall of dignified silence…
Iran to Bar Travellers From India Over Covid-19 Variant, Officials Say
Iran said on Saturday that it would bar travelers from India over a COVID-19 variant to avert its spread in the already stricken country. Officials, however, did not say if any cases of the variant first identified in India in late March had been detected in Iran, the epicenter of the pandemic in the Middle…
At Least 8 Dead in Glacier Avalanche in India’s Himalayan State: Official
NEW DELHI—At least eight people died and 384 were rescued after a glacier broke triggering an avalanche close to the Indo-China border in the Indian state of Uttarakhand on Friday, a government official said. “Eight bodies have been recovered. Rescue operations are in progress,” a defense ministry official told reporters on Saturday, adding that six…
Hospitals Overrun as India’s COVID-19 Infections Surge
People across India scrambled for life-saving oxygen supplies on Friday and patients lay dying outside hospitals as the country recorded over 300,000 new COVID-19 cases a day for two days straight. India’s second wave has hit with such ferocity that hospitals are running out of oxygen, beds and anti-viral drugs. Many patients have been turned away…
Oxygen Leak Kills at Least 24 COVID-19 Patients on Ventilators in Indian Hospital
SATARA, India—At least 24 COVID-19 patients in western India died on Wednesday when the oxygen supply to their ventilators ran out, amid a nationwide shortage of the gas and a surge in infections. Maharashtra State Health Minister Rajesh Tope confirmed the deaths at a hospital in Nashik city and said the hospital’s oxygen supply ran…
Oxygen Leak Kills 24 COVID-19 Patients on Ventilators in Indian Hospital
SATARA, India—At least 24 patients died on Wednesday in a hospital in western India after a disruption to their oxygen supply caused by a leaking tank, the health minister said, as a nationwide surge in coronavirus cases soaks up supplies of the crucial gas. The incident in the city of Nashik, one of India’s worst-hit…
Canada Eyes Policy on Travel From India Due to Massive COVID-19 Surge
The federal government is looking into flights arriving from India due to a massive surge of COVID-19 cases ravaging that country, Canada’s top public health doctor said Wednesday as at least one province urged Ottawa to tighten the border. The government generally believes that limiting travel from specific countries can only go so far, said…
In Search of Classical Music Traditions in an Ancient Indian City
VARANASI—Supriyo Maitro is an A-graded vocalist in the most ancient tradition of classical Indian music, “Dhrupad.” He has sung on the television and on the radio, performed before large audiences, yet he hasn’t experienced what the best in his field have described in the tradition—a divine path that seekers call “sadhana” in India’s yogic traditions….
UK Bans Travellers From India to Curb New CCP Virus Variant
The UK will ban travellers from India from Friday to prevent the spread of a new CCP virus variant first identified in that country, the government has announced. Addressing the House of Commons, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the government had made “the difficult but vital decision” to add India to the UK’s travel red…
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