Thread by @fascinatorfun

The Supreme Court of India has called this a "national emergency"
“This is beyond an emergency. It is a "complete collapse of the goddamn system", said one of India's leading virologists. In hotspots like Delhi and Mumbai, life, itself, is now a privilege” bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…

India's healthcare system is buckling as a record surge in Covid-19 cases puts pressure on hospital beds and drains oxygen supplies, reporting 332,730 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, setting a world record for a second day running. Deaths were numbered at 2,263 in 24 hours.

“We do not have that many oxygen points
Whatever oxygen points are there, they're full
Patients are coming in with their own oxygen cylinders or without oxygen
We want to help them but there are not enough beds & not enough oxygen points even to supply them oxygen if it is there”

“People are seeking hospital beds, life-saving drugs, oxygen and plasma for their infected and sick friends and relatives. Often, after a period of silence, the same people announce the deaths of their "patients".

“My Twitter timeline is India's Covid-19 war-room, as the state appears to have largely withered away.”

“Over the past week, three buildings in the gated complex where I live have become "containment zones", with entire skyscrapers sealed because of too many infections. The days and nights are filled with helplessness, anxiety and fear. The bad news is unrelenting.”

It truly is an utter catastrophe.

An utter dereliction of Government.

I don’t know what we can do to help but, help we must.