The coronavirus crisis in India is worsening. This week, it became the second country to record more than 20 million COVID-19 cases; only the United States has more.
But while the U.S. seems to be getting a grip on the pandemic, India’s situation is deteriorating and the country’s health system teeters on the brink of collapse. India needs help and all countries that can do something, must do something.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), India accounted for nearly half the COVID-19 cases reported worldwide last week. Daily infections have again topped 400,000, and the seven-day average on Wednesday exceeded 385,000 cases. The country has had more than 314,000 new cases every day since April 21.
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