India’s coronavirus cases cross 20 million – GulfToday

India’s coronavirus cases cross 20 million – GulfToday

First shipment of UK Covid medical aid arrives in India

With the government struggling, some young Indian volunteers have set up apps to crowdsource aid and are using social media to direct resources to people in need.

“Some of us do midnight to morning shifts, because the calls don't stop at 3am,” said Swadha Prasad, 17, who works long hours updating information, verifying the availability of supplies and fielding calls from frantic relatives seeking help.

“We work very hard but we can't save everyone,” said Prasad, her voice quavering as she recalled efforts to help an 80-year-old woman who died.

The number of new cases has declined in recent days, however, having peaked at 402,000 on Friday.

A mass cremation of victims who died due to  coronavirus is seen at a crematorium ground in New Delhi. Reuters

"The only way to stop the spread of Corona now is a full lockdown... GOI’s inaction is killing many innocent people," Congress party MP Gandhi said on Twitter, referring to the Government of India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is reluctant to impose a national lockdown due to the economic fall out, yet several states have imposed various social restrictions.

The surge in cases of the highly infectious Indian variant of