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India’s coronavirus cases were falling. Then variants emerged and a second wave put people as young as 14 in hospital
An elderly man twitches on his bed in a COVID-19 intensive care ward, as critical medical equipment pumps oxygen into his infected lungs.
Key points:
- India’s second national coronavirus surge continues to break national records
- The city of Nagpur, which escaped the worst of the pandemic last year, has been overwhelmed in the most recent wave
- Health officials have pointed to a new variant as being behind the second wave
His eyes are wide open and appear to glance around the room, but he isn’t conscious.
Nurses ensure he’s as comfortable as possible but, despite receiving the best of care at the elite Alexis Multispecialty Hospital in Nagpur, they know he will not survive. The infection has ravaged his frail body.
His sobbing family are ushered…
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