With nearly half the country vaccinated, things are looking and feeling a lot better in the U.S. There's still restrictions in place, but they are gradually being lifted.
In the sane places, anyway.
Unfortunately, India isn't as lucky. They managed to get infections under control at the beginning of this pandemic, but their cracks are showing. Infection rates have exploded since the middle of March to the point of nearly 400K new infections a day.
That's right. Almost 400,000 infections a day. In a population of roughly 1.4 BILLION people. And it's getting worse.
They are running out of medical supplies. One hospital ran out of oxygen a week ago. It was a death sentence for some of their patients. Hell, even the crematoriums can't keep up. Roughly, 80% of of the country are Hindu, and cremation is their primary method for dealing with corpses. Eerie pictures of the smoke and sheer amount of fires make a graphic statement of the horror of the situation.
No, this is not over. Not by a long shot.
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