this is d.w. news live from berlin india appeals for help as hospital scramble to secure oxygen . pledges fresh aid to india as the covert crisis threatens to turn into a catastrophe hospitals are overwhelmed by unprecedented numbers of critically ill patients also coming up from the scientific team behind the astra zeneca coated vaccine that comes a potential game changer in the fight against malaria. america

evanston it's good to have you with us the european union the u.k. israel and germany have promised aid to stem an unrelenting 2nd wave of cove it that's ravaging india infection rates are breaking world records hospital beds are scarce and lifesaving oxygen supplies are running out bodies are piling up in morgues and many fear the worst is yet to come. relatives grieving outside hospitals in new delhi. disinfecting the dead the fear of infection remains even when life has gone. makeshift cremation sites like these are springing up to deal with the rising death toll. because kraemer turia mz and cemeteries are full relatives are left feeling

helpless as the coronavirus tez through the capital. i have money i have everything but i can't get my sister. got the notice that the back to baghdad knows that it's not forget no very good we can do good we can go overwhelmed hospitals have run out of oxygen and intensive care beds to india's prime minister people to be patient our jobs and money i'm speaking to you on this radio show at a time when corona is testing our patience and that capacity to bad behavior of many of our loved ones have left us too soon. at this moment in order to win this battle and we must listen to scientists. for several days running the indian government has reported more than $300000.00 new infections but experts

say the true toll is much higher. doctors worry the recent search has been fueled by a new variant this one composed of 2 while the more infectious and vaccine resistant versions of the virus health experts fear the result could be a virus that's fast spreading and less controllable the european union is planning to send medicines and oxygen the e.u. commissioner slip on the line says the block is pooling resources to respond to india's requests for assistance. and this weekend india's air force collected oxygen containers from singapore. is delhi bureau chief unrated shima joins us now for more on the dire situation in india. or seeing so much suffering across the country in our report of course.