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CA 9+ COVID-19 Get the latest information from Health Canada on COVID-19. See more resources on Google #India #Coronavirus #Pandemic India's COVID crisis: How did it happen and what to expect | DW Special Report 49,395 views •Apr 30, 2021 1.6K 104 Share Save DW News 2.31M subscribers DW News presents a special edition on India's unfolding coronavirus crisis. More than a million and a half cases in just a week, and thousands of deaths, every day. India is overwhelmed. Crematoriums are working overtime, hospitals can't take in more patients and medical supplies are running low. How did it come to this and will things get worse, before they get better? The deadly chaos of the second wave of coronavirus infections is in stark contrast to the first. Last year, India dealt with that by imposing what was called the world's strictest lockdown. India's streets fell empty and coronavirus case counts dropped eventually, seemingly contrary to warnings about the danger India faced. Even before the coronavirus spread around the world, epidemiologists warned that India could see the worst of it. Some of the most crowded cities on earth coupled with an ailing healthcare system foreshadowed disaster. But the first wave of the pandemic seemed to have spared India. At the end of March 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a total lockdown of the entire population for three weeks - the most severe step taken anywhere in the world at that point. It appeared to be a success. By the beginning of summer, the country of 1.3 billion people was still recording a small number of daily cases. When monsoon season hit, cases rose steadily, peaking at over 90,000 per day. But in October, with the virus in decline, government scientists speculated that India had reached herd immunity. The ruling party flaunted its success. Modi spoke at the World Economic Forum at the end of January, declaring the virus 'defeated.' When India began vaccinating, it took pride in exporting vaccines to other countries in need. Then came Spring, and with it, the spread of two new coronavirus variants, British and Indian. Cases began rising. The government imposed some restrictions, but millions gathered to celebrate the Holi festival of colors and Kumbh Mela at the Ganges River. India's second wave was swift and unstoppable. The daily case count in April has doubled every ten days - an exponential curve. Even the most optimistic models predict India could see another month of this before the second wave peaks. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutsche...​ For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/​ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewell...​ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews​ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews​ Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch​ #India​ #Coronavirus​ #Pandemic​ 865 Comments Auggie Giuseppe Add a public comment... Jimmy George ജിമ്മി ജോർജ് Jimmy George ജിമ്മി ജോർജ് 4 hours ago This pandemic has magnified every existing inequality in our society – like systemic racism, gender inequality, and poverty. 117 D Chavez D Chavez 3 hours ago What sucks is that its affecting those that DIDNT attend those festivals and rallies now! People don’t realise that it doesn’t affect JUST YOU by being negligent to Covid precautions but it eventually will affect others that HAVE been trying to stay inside, take cover and take caution. It puts EVERYONE AT RISK 😡 274 Martin Arthur Martin Arthur 35 minutes ago How long does it take to setup concentrators directly at every hospital! I am Pakistani but my heart bleeds for Indians that has been effected, but people in the Govt. are still sleeping. 6 MARIAKWANGNAGA MARIAKWANGNAGA 2 hours ago Thank you for all your support in this fight against pandemic....we really appreciate your unconditional help ...we will not be able to repay you back but we pray that the gracious almighty God will bless you all👏♥️love and appreciation from India 69 LifeIs NotJoke LifeIs NotJoke 2 hours ago As a Chinese living in Germany I deeply wish India can beat the virus and overcome this difficult situation, and hope all of you, no matter where u come, no mather how old u are, stay healthy and strong. we the human should stick together to fight against this Invisible Virus, because we DO NOT live in silos, stay strong!!! 47 Axolotl Xerxes Axolotl Xerxes 34 minutes ago (edited) India stay strong and you are not alone in fighting this. Prayers go out to the medical workers and, especially, families who have lost loved ones. Best wishes from China.