Covid-19 in India

Antony Blinken

Inserted 2 years ago

“In the earlier days of COVID, India was there for the United States - something we will never forget. And now we want to make sure that we're there for India as well. We're united in confronting COVID-19 together. We're united in dealing with the challenge posed by climate change, and we are partnered together directly through the Quad (a group that includes the United States, India, Japan and Australia), other institutions in the United Nations, in dealing with many of the challenges we face in the region and around the world.”

Reuters

U.S. Secretary of State

28 May 2021 5 3

Palaniappan Chidambaram

Inserted 2 years ago

“The people of India – or at least the vast majority – have come to the conclusion that they have to rely only on themselves, and their families and friends, to protect their lives. In the battle against COVID-19, the state, especially the central government, has withered away.”

Aljazeera

Indian politician - Opposition leader from the Congress party

19 May 2021 2 2

Navneet Sehgal

Inserted 2 years ago

“We keep recovering 10 to 20 bodies every now and then [on the banks of the river Ganges]. We have put a police force on the river and have also sent communications to local authorities that this practice [dumping of corpses in the river] be stopped.”

Reuters

Spokesman for the Indian northern state of Uttar Pradesh

15 May 2021 3 2

Maria Van Kerkhove

Inserted 2 years ago

“We are classifying this as a variant of concern at a global level. There is some available information to suggest increased transmissibility.”

Reuters

World Health Organization (WHO) epidemiologist

11 May 2021 3 3

Anthony Fauci

Inserted 2 years ago

“You've got to shut down. I believe several of the Indian states have already done that, but you need to break the chain of transmission. And one of the ways to do that is to shut down.”

Reuters

Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

09 May 2021 2 2

Rahul Gandhi

Inserted 3 years ago

“India is home to one out of every six human beings on the planet. The pandemic has demonstrated that our size, genetic diversity and complexity make India fertile ground for the virus to rapidly mutate, transforming itself into a more contagious and more dangerous form. Allowing the uncontrollable spread of the virus in our country will be devastating not only for our people but also for the rest of the world.”

Reuters

India’s main opposition leader - member of the Indian National Congress

07 May 2021 2 2

Bhramar Mukherjee

Inserted 3 years ago

“In my opinion, only a national stay at home order and declaring medical emergency will help to address the current healthcare needs. The number of active cases is accumulating, not just the daily new cases. Even the reported numbers state there are around 3.5 million active cases.”

Reuters

Epidemiologist and researcher with the University of Michigan

02 May 2021 2 2

Javed Ansari

Inserted 3 years ago

“This election verdict is as much an endorsement of Mamata Banerjee as it is a critique or a verdict against Mr Modi and his government's handling of the COVID crisis. The people in India are suffering. There's lots of pain misery and despair. And this was the first time they had an opportunity to give expression to that anger, to give expression to that pain, and they appear to have done it in a resounding manner in West Bengal.”

Aljazeera

Journalist in New Delhi

02 May 2021 3 5

Krishnaswamy VijayRaghavan

Inserted 3 years ago

“The ferocity of the second wave took everyone by surprise. While we were all aware of second waves in other countries, we had vaccines at hand, and no indications from modelling exercises suggested the scale of the surge.”

Reuters

Principal scientific adviser to the Indian government

29 Apr 2021 3 2

Licypriya Kangujam

Inserted 3 years ago

“I really appreciate the kind gesture of the Pakistani people for standing with the people of India during this difficult time for the country. We may be divided by the border but we breathe the same air.”

Aljazeera

Indian climate and environmental activist

25 Apr 2021 1 2

Imran Khan

Inserted 3 years ago

“I want to express our solidarity with the people of India as they battle a dangerous wave of COVID-19. Our prayers for a speedy recovery go to all those suffering from the pandemic in our neighbourhood & the world. We must fight this global challenge confronting humanity together.”

Twitter

Prime Minister of Pakistan

24 Apr 2021 3 2

Vikram Patel

Inserted 3 years ago

“While complacency in adhering to masks and physical distancing might have played a role, it seems increasingly likely that this second wave has been fuelled by a much more virulent strain.”

Aljazeera

Professor of global health at Harvard Medical School

24 Apr 2021 2 1

Elizabeth Puranam

Inserted 3 years ago

“The scale of the crisis in India perhaps has not been seen anywhere else since the start of the pandemic. India has asked its external affairs ministry, with all of the embassies overseas, to source and import 50,000 metric tonnes of oxygen to save people's lives. Its defence ministry is also airlifting 23 mobile oxygen generation plants from Germany. The US Chamber of Commerce has asked the Biden administration to free millions of doses of the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine, which is in storage in the US and ship them to India as well as countries like Brazil hit hard by the pandemic.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from India

24 Apr 2021 4 1

Narendra Modi

Inserted 3 years ago

“The situation was manageable until a few weeks ago. The second wave of infections has come like a storm. The central and state governments, as well as the private sector, are together trying to ensure oxygen supplies to those in need. We are trying to increase oxygen production and supply across the country.”

Aljazeera

Prime Minister of India

20 Apr 2021 2 1

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Inserted 3 years ago

“In the coming weeks and months … obviously there will be a demand spike and obviously people are preparing for it. In many cases, we have told our international partners that … COVID rates are going up in India, we are expanding our own vaccination ambit, so we are sure you will understand that at this time we have to purpose it much more focused at where we are.”

Aljazeera

Minister of External Affairs of the Government of India

26 Mar 2021 4 4

Rajib Dasgupta

Inserted 3 years ago

“It’s becoming a double burden now. The urban areas are not slowing down, and rural areas are picking up.”

Reuters

Professor of community health at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University

07 Sep 2020 2 2

Narendra Modi

Inserted 3 years ago

“The danger of corona is far from being over. At many places, it is spreading fast. We need to be extra vigilant.”

Reuters

Prime Minister of India

26 Jul 2020 2 1

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“The people of India – or at least the vast majority – have come to the conclusion that they have to rely only on themselves, and their families and friends, to protect their lives. In the battle against COVID-19, the state, especially the central government, has withered away.”

“We keep recovering 10 to 20 bodies every now and then [on the banks of the river Ganges]. We have put a police force on the river and have also sent communications to local authorities that this practice [dumping of corpses in the river] be stopped.”

“We are classifying this as a variant of concern at a global level. There is some available information to suggest increased transmissibility.”

“You've got to shut down. I believe several of the Indian states have already done that, but you need to break the chain of transmission. And one of the ways to do that is to shut down.”

“In my opinion, only a national stay at home order and declaring medical emergency will help to address the current healthcare needs. The number of active cases is accumulating, not just the daily new cases. Even the reported numbers state there are around 3.5 million active cases.”

“The ferocity of the second wave took everyone by surprise. While we were all aware of second waves in other countries, we had vaccines at hand, and no indications from modelling exercises suggested the scale of the surge.”

“I really appreciate the kind gesture of the Pakistani people for standing with the people of India during this difficult time for the country. We may be divided by the border but we breathe the same air.”

“I want to express our solidarity with the people of India as they battle a dangerous wave of COVID-19. Our prayers for a speedy recovery go to all those suffering from the pandemic in our neighbourhood & the world. We must fight this global challenge confronting humanity together.”

“While complacency in adhering to masks and physical distancing might have played a role, it seems increasingly likely that this second wave has been fuelled by a much more virulent strain.”

“It’s becoming a double burden now. The urban areas are not slowing down, and rural areas are picking up.”

“The danger of corona is far from being over. At many places, it is spreading fast. We need to be extra vigilant.”

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