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The Covid -19 Disaster in India
Chronicles of Agony and Pain on the Ground Ritu Mahendru with Inshah Malik As the tsunami of Covid-19 cases hit the second most populous country in the world, an unprecedented situation is unfolding for the current generation of Indians who have not witnessed chaos at this level. Uncountable bodies have piled on the streets; people are struggling to find spaces at funeral grounds for
their loved ones as pyres are being built in makeshift crematoriums. There is an acute shortage of oxygen across the country, which is generating a public health nightmare. Public images abound of people experiencing a catalogue of mistreatment and denial of justice, the trauma of which will remain etched in memories for decades to come. The human catastrophe paints a grim picture,
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