He spent the previous night running from hospital to hospital. The cruel fact is that across India far too many people are dying because of a lack of oxygen. In Uttar Pradesh, the government has abandoned its people, and has not offered a single word of comfort. In BJP-ruled states like Uttar Pradesh, the government has abandoned its people, and has not offered a single word of comfort. A local village elder, from Eastern Uttar Pradesh cannot understand it: “Is there a poison gas in the air?

Source: The Irish Times May 08, 2021 05:00 UTC