let's go straight to delhi now a data. is standing by at what is the situation like in delhi today the situation in general because it's very very difficult getting as always courts from hospitals all over the city saying that they're running out of oxygen they have just a few hours oxygen left in their hospitals in fact 20 people died and were not in a priority in delhi simply because the hospital ran out of oxygen people who want critical care equipment just dying because the hospital didn't have any oxygen left in its stores now is that transcends of desperation and anguish in delhi right now yeah the piece that number of pieces are spreading still fast possibly there's not a single family in davie which is not be directly or indirectly affected by the riots in pieces in this 2nd surge and this was a rebeca growing sense of anger as to why this has been death with the rays has blankets and more oxygen available now the same certainly are horrific i'm rich as we just saw in that report the 1st trains delivering oxygen is

thank you delhi bureau chief. and least 80 people have been killed and 100 more injured after a blaze broke out in a covert ward of a baghdad hospital iraq's prime minister mr africa dammy has called for an investigation into the cause of the blaze and declared 3 days of national mourning . it's the stuff of nightmares. a covert war overrun with smoke and flames of. patients who were already struggling to brave now on the verge of suffocating. rescuers say at least 20 people died as a result of the fire and are still searching the scene of this baghdad hospital. oh these videos posted on social media claims to show the moment an oxygen tank exploded and started the fire. in just a matter of minutes the situation is out of control. oh that was in the beginning there was an explosion and started from there the 2nd explosion was over there the fire spread quickly the smoke or h. my brother who's a patient i took my brother outs of the street then i came back and went up to the last floor that wasn't burning i found a

little in delhi are among the fortunate ones. the clinic is overwhelmed and lacks free beds but at least it still has oxygen to administer to the most gravely ill among a steady flow of new arrivals. this vision right now here is really very worst critical and of all the full control of. the stuff is really cooperative but due to the older girl being also though meanwhile on the walking casualty it is different they're deploying to equal treatment to all the vision of the next 5 years of high gear you didn't trade. these scenes are no exception across the country hospitals are full and turning stricken patients away many are critically low on oxygen supplies as india's 2nd wave sets global records for new daily infections social media are flooded with stories of people desperately trying to secure oxygen for loved ones. or know that they regret that a. lot of them are going through what i do to speed up deliveries indian railways has launched an oxygen express service ferrying supplies directly from production plants like a beaco

delhi bureau chief thank you so much. let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world at this hour officials in germany say the country will soon announce restrictions on incoming passengers from india only german citizens will be allowed in under the measures a new double mutation of the coronavirus detected in india has been causing concern with over 2 dozen cases detected in germany so far. and chancellor angela merkel is defending tougher measures against a 3rd wave of the virus in germany tighter lock downs have just gone into effect in areas with high infection rates being clued in night time curfew and retail store closures critics say the measures restrict people's freedoms too much. in france have opened a terrorism investigation after police work there was stabbed to death at a police station near paris 3 people thought to be connected to the attack or have been detained french president emanuel met fall said the country would never give in to what he called islamised terrorism.

and joining us now from the indian capital is did delhi bureau chief. i mean test so many heart wrenching stories coming from across india i'd like to ask you what is it like for you personally living in delhi right now amid this relentless 2nd wave. you know to be honest it's not easy delhi is the hardest hit city in the country at the movement i have gone weeks who tested positive or had family members friends and neighbors who tested positive last night i just. didn't get enough oxygen and he passed away a few honestly to a friend's mother honestly now this is not just my story everybody i know has had some kind of story of this kind to share and then you keep hearing these stories of hospitals begging people oxygen sending out a suicide messages and we saw some of those incidents in your report when you see such desperation people begging and gossipy it's very difficult to see i moved. indeed now i'm rita we did at least see that the 1st trains delivering oxygen are arriving is there some hope that conditions could get better soon. will try missiona

for and joins us now live from new delhi how grim is it looking now at ground 0. hello sami well every day we have more and more hospitals in india's capital new delhi saying that they only have a few hours of oxygen left this is despite the government scrambling over the last few days to transport it not just by trucks as it was doing it had to rope in indian railways and also the air force and that is because of complaints especially from delhi's leaders that oxygen was being held up at state borders so they are using it trains and then they are using planes to transport empty oxygen tankers because it's not safe to transport they say it's not safe to transport full oxygen tankers we have medical directors of hospitals in delhi calling the local media breaking down pleading for someone to send them oxygen saying that they are calling the country's main supplier but that they are not answering the situation is the worst in delhi because it is now the worst affected city in the country but delhi is one of around 12 states where there is a critical shortage of oxyg

from one joined now by date of news i'm rich in delhi and may have the city of delhi has just announced an extension of that lockdown but here modi still rejects a nationwide lockdown despite record numbers of infections why is that. you make your way to carry a national lockdown it turns new york humanitarian disaster in the long term was imposed. it left hundreds of thousands of people down to any jobs over night and city daily who was to leave for good to their villages and might remember images of hundreds of thousands of people walking transoms or kilometers on foot knowing coal because it was not transporting the lock down so this time the strategy is that each state each individual state to decide what measures are used to create and as chile is the hardest hit city in the country to look it up and here's decided the only way to spur stop the spread of this mine is is through done to stop people to keep the transmission because positivity rate has gone had gone up to 37 percent in the indications it has been going down for the past few days when a lockdown was in place just like

a person cannot even die peacefully in delhi. she is waitin: to even die peacefully in delhi.ven die peacefully in delhi. she is waiting to cremate her _ even die peacefully in delhi. sue: 3 waiting to cremate her grandfather, who died, she says, because there wasn't enough oxygen. this small hospital in north delhi is facing a daily struggle. i hospital in north delhi is facing a daily struggle-— hospital in north delhi is facing a dail stru: ule. . , , , daily struggle. i have been spending sleeless daily struggle. i have been spending sleepless nights _ daily struggle. i have been spending sleepless nights since _ daily struggle. i have been spending sleepless nights since the _ daily struggle. i have been spending sleepless nights since the last - daily struggle. i have been spending sleepless nights since the last one l sleepless nights since the last one week. at times you feel like crying because we are not able to help the patients properly. every day it is the same scenario. we are left with only two hours of oxygen, and we are only two hours of oxygen, and we are onl

bus and train stations in new delhi have been overwhelmed by thousands of daily wage migrant workers fleeing the city as a weeklong lockdown comes into effect india's reported more than 200000 new cases for a 6th straight day and on tuesday reported a record number of deaths from the virus more than 1700 tonnes of product joins us now live from the capital is delhi entering another knock down can you explain to us what these restrictions mean. hello laura so india's capital is under what the government is calling a curfew where no one is allowed to leave their homes unless they work in essential services or go out to get essential supplies the delhi government made the announcement on monday with just a few hours notice because the what they're calling a curfew which is essentially all of the same restrictions that were in place last year during the lockdown that came into force at 10 pm on monday night after they made that announcement we have seen a very large numbers of migrant workers people who work in different states to where they're from who don't live in delhi crowding one o

beds are available in delhi. authorities in delhi had already imposed a lockdown over the weekend ordering all but essential services to close. local leaders hope the decision to step up the measures will help to mitigate the crisis some welcome the restrictions but others fear if they're not allowed to work the consequences could be drastic. it is essential that there's a lot down here because right now the virus is spreading a lot. the problem with a lot of town is a daily wage and as you get 100 to 300 rupees a day well we go how will we eat well when we sleep is the government going to come and give us this daily wage. but now with one in 3 tests in delhi turning out positive the government say it must act to avert a greater disaster but the fear is that the surge in cases is due to a new more infectious variant of the virus they're calling on people to be more disciplined about sticking to the rules. but critics are also asking why religious festivals and political rallies that's a fuelling cases as particip

beds are available in delhi. authorities in delhi had already imposed a lockdown over the weekend ordering all but essential services to close. local leaders hope the decision to step up the measures will help to mitigate the crisis some welcome the restrictions but others fear if they're not allowed to work the consequences could be drastic. it is essential that there's a lot down here because right now the virus is spreading a lot. the problem with a lot of town is as daily wage and as you get 100 to 300 rupees a day well we go how will we eat well we sleep is the government going to come and give us this daily wage. but now with one in 3 tests in delhi turning out positive the government say it must act to avert a greater disaster the fear is that the surge in cases is due to a new more infectious variant of the virus they're calling on people to be more disciplined about sticking to the rules. but critics are also asking why religious festivals and political rallies that's a fueling cases as participants retu

in delhi delhi has declared a lot dan can you tell us more about that news michael of delhi has declared a highly anticipated lockdown it was already under curfew but now the local government has decided to extend that like another week jenny now the cases of good are not 19 and the number continues to rise 357 people who died overnight are not their records and this is just your perception. that the only way that the court this tide of these infections was to take strict measures to stop them to meet the contact and the government said that this is the only weapon to stem the flow of more infections and bring down the positivity rate which had gone up to some 37 percent the last couple of days it's gone down to 29 percent so this this trend has continued because the situation in. yeah those images we've been looking at are showing that critical nature i'm curious have asked the national government for supporting getting oxygen how is the government responding. when did india has a federal structure so that they don't keep government agency says it needs more have their local government

and joining us now from the indian capital is delhi is delhi bureau chief. i mean test so many heart wrenching stories coming from across india i'd like to ask you what is it like for you personally living in delhi right now amid this relentless 2nd wave. you know to be honest it's not easy delhi is the hardest hit city in the country at the movement i have gone weeks who tested positive or had family members friends and neighbors who tested positive last night i just. didn't get enough oxygen and he passed away a few honestly to a friend's mother and this is not just my story everybody i know has had some kind of story of this kind to share and then you keep hearing these stories of hospitals big people oxygen sending out as suicide messages and we saw some of those incidents in your report when you see such desperation people begging and gossipy well at it's very difficult to see i'm moved. indeed now made to we did at least see that the 1st trains delivering oxygen are arriving is there some hope that conditions could get better soon. will try missionary

capital delhi it's all we need you ought to be manufacturing capacity. meeting with the produce in the us not to state and you want to force effective it's going to. have been any need to then there is not a big state law just like the states and you know much but the issue which has no production of its own so that has really been bhangra problems. libya has begun its covered 900 vaccination campaign it's reported more than 170000 cases and nearly 3000 deaths the health care system that has been severely impacted by years of political turmoil and violence and a struggling to cope during the pandemic has been to try to reports from tripoli. after years of conflict and another recent battle against a health threat officials in libya are happy to be launching their covert 19 vaccination drive this center in the capital tripoli has opened its doors for health workers and the elderly as part of the government's plan to curb the pandemic according to the national center for disease control libya has secured more than $400000.00 doses mainly from russia and to

delhi bureau chief thank you so much. let's take a brief look at other stories making headlines around the world the head of military who has been holding crisis talks with regional leaders in indonesia it's the 1st time gentlemen on long has traveled abroad since the hour in february internees as president says the regime must restore democracy and release all political prisoners. prosecutors in france have opened a terrorism investigation after police worker was stabbed to death at a police station near paris 3 people thought to be connected to the attack or have been detained french president emmanuel mccall said the country would never give in to what he called islamised terrorism. all travel between new zealand and the australian state of western australia has been put on hold after a coronavirus outbreak in perth travel between the 2 countries had opened just under a week ago perth entered a 3 day snap lockdown on friday after recently returned traveller tested positive for the virus. some sports news now and in ger

capital delhi it's all media ought to be manufacturing capacity. meeting with abuse in the us not to state and want to force the effect it. has been any capacity then there is another big state law just like the states and you know much but the issue which has no production of its own so that has really been bhangra problems. in the u.s. regulators are lifting a pause on the use of johnson and johnson's single shot coverage $1000.00 vaccine this is after a recommendation from the centers for disease control and prevention which says the vaccines benefits outweigh the serious but small risk nearly 8000000 people in the u.s. have received it 15 cases of blood clotting have been identified 3 of which were fatal more with rob reynolds in los angeles for us i'm looking at a news release here rob saying that the the f.d.a. and the c.d.c. of both recommending that this pause be lifted is that the final word then it can it can go back into use. yes in a press briefing the head of the centers for disease control a dr rachel lenski explained that she and oth

500 bed intensive care unit closed 19 facility to deal with the number of patients in delhi delhi hospitals are full and they're having to turn away sick patients and their desperate family members delis leaders said that despite trying their best every single hospital as operating beyond its capacity people in front of it was a sharing bed some lying on the corridor or floors now is one of the scroungers another $500.00 bed facility being created and delis leaders said they hope to have $1200.00 extra intensive care unit beds by the 10th of may but to put that number into perspective that is around just 5 percent of the number of daily infections that delhi is reporting every single day and health experts say around 15 percent of the people who are contracting the virus need hospitalization now the central government gave the delhi government $500.00 beds and one of the defense hospitals that filled up in just 3 hours the shortage of hospital beds enough oxygen in the country is so bad that the u.s. government is the latest to tell them that if they want to leave the country they should do

with our correspondent elizabeth cohen i'm so hospitals still overwhelmed in new delhi liz and now a controversy. absolutely folley it's been a week now since delis hospitals 1st raised the alarm that they were running out of oxygen and every day we're still hearing reports that many hospitals and still making do with just a few hours of oxygen left the situation is grim hospital entrances to timelines a still filled with desperate people looking for beds and oxygen for their loved ones and so what happened on tuesday is despite all of that we heard that the delhi government has instructed a 5 star hotel to free up 100 beds to create a covert health facility for delhi high court judges and their families this was at the delhi high court's instruction and there has been a backlash to this on social media with some people even wondering if it's a joke when people are dying because there aren't enough beds and oxygen this is the same delhi high court which they call the situation in the capital last week ridiculous and and shocking and the central government has been accused of being to

talking more than 332000 of them hospitals are short of everything beds medicine and oxygen in new delhi was with her on him as a reporter. overcome with grief and this man and. other family members of 14 people were killed in a fire at this hospital in maharashtra state broke down as they confronted staff the blaze swept through the intensive care unit or i.c.u. from her for me about unfortunately a major fire disaster happened at our hospital at about 3 am there was a sudden spark from the air condition and since there was a lot of oxygen supply in the i.c.u. it was completely engulfed within 2 minutes. 2 days ago in the same state a lake and an oxygen tank killed 24000 patients on ventilators after their supply was disrupted many indian states are facing a critical shortage of hospital beds and oxygen supplies in the capital new delhi distraught family members a struggling to find beds for their loved ones. well i've been running around for a hospital to get my mother admitted since the 21st of april i visited all the hospitals in delhi they all say the same thing the beds and all deb

military rulers are heading across the border to india what kind of life awaits them there refugees say delhi has shown little support for their plight also coming up fears of more violence in eastern ukraine as russian masses its military forces along the border the white house calls the escalation deeply concerning. god and while it is news country these are tempted to me. that after a recent spate of mass shootings president joe biden announces his 1st gun control measures he moves to tighten some regulations but warns much more is needed. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us the number of refugees fleeing the military's violent crackdown in myanmar is rising india should india shares a 600 kilometer border with me on mar with strong ethnic and cultural ties between local communities on both sides so india might seem the natural destination for those forced to leave their homes but can those who end up there feel at home we meet one woman and her daughters who have settled in the indian capital delhi a warning some viewers may find this report to starving. for the last 6 years a

beds are available in delhi. authorities in delhi had already imposed a lockdown over the weekend ordering all but essential services to close local leaders hope the decision to step up the measures will help to mitigate the crisis so welcome the restrictions but others fear if they're not allowed to work the consequences could be drastic. it is essential that there's a lot down here because right now the virus is spreading a lot. the problem with a lot of town is as daily wage and as you get 100 to 300 rupees a day well we go how will we eat well we sleep is the government going to come and give us this daily wage. but now with one in 3 tests in delhi turning out positive the government say it must act to avert a greater disaster the fear is that the surge in cases is due to a new more infectious variant of the virus they're calling on people to be more disciplined about sticking to the rules. but critics are also asking why religious festivals and political rallies that are fueling cases as participants return

in the car volunteering in delhi thank you very much thank you so much. and here's just a quick roundup of some other developments in the pandemic biotechs co-founder says he's confident that his company's vaccine works against the variance of the corona virus the 1st emerged in india the e.u. has accused beijing and moscow of state sponsored disinform ation campaigns against western developed coated 19 vaccines while promoting their own and europe has now recorded more than 50000000 corona virus infections that represents about one 3rd of total global cases. and champions league football manchester city scored 2 goals in the 2nd half to defeat paris sensor mount 21 in their 1st semifinal match in paris p.s.g. open the scoring with a header by mark in us in the 15th minute but after the break kevin to broil. has each scored to give manchester city the advantage heading into the 2nd leg between the 2 on may 4th in manchester england. business is coming up next i'm terry martian thanks for watching.

in delhi i'm rita delhi has declared a lot dan can you tell us more about that news michael in delhi has declared a highly anticipated lockdown it was already under curfew for weeks but now the local government has decided to extend that like another week and jenny now has the wind in cases of clearly not 19 and the number continues to rise 357 people have died overnight another record and this is just your perception of the local government only that the quote at this time of these infections was due to strict measures to stop not to meet the contact and the government said that this is the only weapon to stem the flow of more infections and bring down the positivity rate which are going up to some 37 percent in the last couple of days it's gone down to 29 percent so therefore this this trend will continue because the situation in davie at the moment is very pretty yeah and those images we've been looking at are showing that critical nature i'm curious delhi authorities have asked the national government for supporting getting oxygen how is the government responding. when did india

delhi bureau chief thank you so much. let's take a look at other stories making headlines around the world at this hour officials in germany say the country will soon announce restrictions on incoming passengers from india only german citizens will be allowed in under the measures a new double mutation of the krona virus detected in india has been causing concern with over 2 dozen cases detected in germany so far. and chancellor angela merkel is defending tougher measures against a 3rd wave of the virus in germany tighter lock downs have just gone into effect in areas with high infection rates they include a night time curfew and retail store closures critics say the measures restrict people's freedoms too much. the leader of military junta has attended a regional summit in indonesia is 1st trip abroad since seizing power at the beginning of february southeast asian leaders say the general did not reject a plan to end the violence in his country pro-democracy movement has welcomed reports of the deal. and all travel betwe

and joining us now from the indian capital is did delhi bureau chief. i mean does so many heart wrenching stories coming from across india i'd like to ask you what is it like for you personally living in delhi right now amid this relentless 2nd wave. you know to be honest it's not easy delhi is the hardest hit city in the country at the movement i have gone weeks who tested positive or had family members friends and neighbors who tested positive last night i lost a cousin who didn't get enough oxygen and he passed away a few honestly to a friend's mother honestly this is not just my story everybody i know has had some kind of story of this kind to share and then you keep hearing these stories of hospitals begging for oxygen sending out a suicide messages and we saw some of those incidents in your report where you see such desperation people begging and gossipy it's very difficult to see i moved. in deeds of now me to we did at least see that the 1st trains delivering oxygen are arriving is there some hope that conditions could get better soon. will try

2000 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours for the 1st time as oxygen supplies run critically low in new delhi hospitals. and the south korean courts rejects compensation claims against. sexual slavery. a landmark ruling in one of america's most important racial justice cases in decades minneapolis jury has found the former police officer derek shove and guilty of the murder and manslaughter of george floyd children was filmed kneeling on the man's neck. 9 minutes during a botched arrest last may when faces up to 40 years in prison when he's sentenced in june but he may appeal ogling the jury was prejudiced by media coverage john hendren has been following the trial in minneapolis. the verdict was swift and decisive the case that became a national referendum on racial justice still held the power to surprise guilty guilty guilty verdict the jury found former minneapolis police officer derek show been guilty in the racially charged killing of george floyd on all counts 2nd degree murder 3rd degree murder and 2nd degree manslaughter today you have to count . all around the world to see is so wha

we are not just walking in delhi and. making us work and back in india many people are coming to you are coming either as a 1st resort or even as a last resort to get oxygen but we're hearing stories about some members of the public talking about the black market and the problems they're experiencing trying to get supplies even if they could are you hearing the same stories. that openly has been the base of the force for good so you're getting noxon's didn't know what about 6000 east now the moment general public is getting in for when to tell him to be that lucky. we obviously have a bad effect and vendors and we're lucky enough to have a strong network but we can get people that give it to them. do you find your job difficult at the moment in the sense that on a new you're not a politician but there are certain politicians on the government who want to remove social media tweets that certain hospitals don't have beds or certain hospitals don't have oxygen and they're very critical of those organizations who are trying t

we are not just working in delhi and. making us work and ban india now at the moment general public is getting in 420000 rupees if they're lucky and we obviously have a bit of our jonathan vendors and be lucky enough to have a strong network where we can get people and give it to them it definitely makes my look. at this one sided language people but you know we do face issues every day and we have been asked to move one of our great where we would only mention that you know our. oxygen. debt is there because our head of the world's leading 2020 cricket tournament is coming under growing pressure to be called off 4 players pulled out of the indian premier league on monday others suited up in p.p.s. 13 travels from chennai to delhi australian players are asking for chants of flights to be provided at the end of the tournament after the government suspended flights because of the surge in cases others are grateful to be playing in the secure bubble. it's not nice to be honest watching from afar certainly considering how luc

the city where i am, delhi, being done currently.ere iam, delhi, has reported being done currently. the city where i am, delhi, has reported over 300 deaths for their third straight day. it needs i33% more oxygen than a normal day. even by establishing transport corridors simon talked about, by airlifting and running trains from neighbouring states, experts say i2%, 15% of demand will be met, which will leave a shortfall. i was speaking to a doctor in a city hospital who said they are fast running out of oxygen and will be stopping admissions of patients because they are stressed for resources. i looked down delhi a week back has extended this morning. so public sector workers can ramp up resources and try to break the cycle. we also had talk about the need to ramp up their vaccination drive. the prime minister says it is a sure shot for immunity. india has reached out for global aid. the united states is one of the countries offering help. we saw singapore, hong kong yesterday sending an additional supplies to india. in pakistan, wh

it was being refilled hospitals in india are facing acute oxygen shortages many in the capital new delhi have enough to last 24 hours. on wednesday india recorded 300000 new cases and more than 2000 deaths both record numbers elizabeth for and is live in new delhi is this number of 22 people dying because they are. very. critical developments and there must be similar you know many people in similar situations across new delhi. hello sami so what we have here in the capital and elsewhere in the country patients dying because they don't have enough oxygen supply what's happened in the state of maharashtra unfortunately is the oxygen tank that was supplying a large hospital in the city of nashik while that was being refilled that led to in the which then forced the hospital they were able to stop the leak but it disrupted the supplier to a number of patients in the hospital who were on ventilators 22 of them died we 1st heard that it was the number was 11 but hospital authorities said that they were trying to doctors were trying to save lives after that incident and that number has now gon

a panel -- a person cannot even die peacefully in delhi.- even die peacefully in delhi.emate _ even die peacefully in delhi. she is waiting to cremate her _ even die peacefully in delhi. sue: 3 waiting to cremate her grandfather, who died, she says, because there wasn't enough oxygen. this small hospital in north delhi is facing a daily struggle. i’ge hospital in north delhi is facing a daily struggle-— hospital in north delhi is facing a daily struggle. i've been spending sleeless daily struggle. i've been spending sleepless nights _ daily struggle. i've been spending sleepless nights for _ daily struggle. i've been spending sleepless nights for the _ daily struggle. i've been spending sleepless nights for the last - daily struggle. i've been spending sleepless nights for the last one | sleepless nights for the last one week. we are not able to help patients properly. every day it is the same scenario. we are left with only... we are only getting assurance from the system, no oxygen. assurance from the system, no ox uen. . , ., , assurance from the system, no 0x en, .,

200000 more than 360000 new cases a global record have been confirmed in the past 24 hours in new delhi and neighboring states hospitals are running out of beds medical supplies and oxygen many people have been flocking to makeshift clinics like this sikh temple hoping to access some of it's limited oxygen supply anyone above the age of 18 can register for vaccinations from biden's day but it's not clear if the government can provide enough of them if they can get it going to have money to come move from my leave and come here for the south again so i can not take it out you know fit into i have to give it one 0 my god how much time of the week. or. turn to go. how do you do our job and all over the nearby street is 10100 limited but we are getting. all over go on go towards. the local media is reporting new delhi is running out of wood to keep its crime atory ims running almost 3 and a half 1000 funerals for coronavirus victims were held across the capital last week operators are struggling to cope with the unprecedented demand and say some would suppliers are refusing to take new orde

elizabeth throughout i'm reporting live from new delhi thanks for this. canada is banning flights from india and pakistan for a month to help curb the spread of covert tainted comes after india reported the world's highest daily number of cases canada's health minister said that hoffa travellers testing positive are wyvil in canada came from india arrivals from india are also being restricted in new zealand it's been designated a very high risk country along with pakistan happy new guinea and brazil from wouldn't stay only citizens and their families will be able to travel to new zealand from those countries argentina's health minister says the country is facing its worst moment of a pandemic its health care system is bucking buckling as the country's death tolls are passes 60000 restrictions have been reimposed but that's putting strain on economy already in crisis the risible reports from one of us. it's become an all too common scene on the streets of one of situs. health care workers demanding better wages in the middle of the 2nd wave of the pandemic

that laskar mation sites like this one outside the capital delhi. the pandemics grizzly toll is clear. and i'm now joined by a correspondent in shit i saw she is in delhi for us high and emissions so it is now the 6th consecutive day that cases about 300000. and it's been say that this is not even the real number of cases. yes christine but i definitely. don't insult them i have a straight olenin do i have much higher than that and there are just numbers could ya pattern or to get out of what's coming not that many people who have symptoms and absent for dave on me with glasses that's because diagnostic symptoms not also stress and that even getting the results days asta been tested in addition cities like new delhi just showing a dip in well it's a scene of 40 percent well in the number of getting out so this new read the 4th step then getting in some cities in addition to a majority i absolutely always hear a lot of different local and national journalists have come up with what i think of the dead the us scene the school of political death in the

a report from new delhi.ter: she is inconsolable after hearing of her mother's death while waiting in line get oxygen for her. i want to go to my mother, she cries repeatedly. earlier, she described just how difficult it is to get help in delhi. >> we have been out of our house since 2:00 in the morning. , there is no oxygen available and after a lot of running around, we finally got here by around 4:00. initially there was a queue on the other side. than we were told we had to come to the front and queue here. my mother is ill and for the past two days we have been able trying to get a bed in a hospital in delhi. reporter: her mother is one of 6445 people who died in india on wednesday. that he remains one of the worst affected states. its leaders say, despite trying their best, every hospital in the capital is overburdened and treating people beyond their capacity. that is why this place in central new delhi, where political rallies and religious festivals are usually held, is being converted into a makeshi

beds are available in delhi. authorities in delhi had already imposed a lockdown over the weekend ordering all but essential services to close. local leaders hope the decision to step up the measures will help to mitigate the crisis some welcome the restrictions but others fear if they're not allowed to work the consequences could be drastic. it is essential that there's a lot down here because right now the virus is spreading a lot. the problem with a lot of town is a daily wage and as you get 100 to 300 rupees a day well we go how will we eat well we sleep is the government going to come and give us this daily wage. but now with one in 3 tests in delhi turning out positive the government says it must act to avert a greater disaster the fear is that the surge in cases is due to a new more infectious variant of the virus they're calling on people to be more disciplined about sticking to the rules. but critics are also asking why religious festivals and political rallies that's a fuelling cases as participants ret

and joining us now from the indian capital is de delhi bureau chief. jaime to us so many heart wrenching stories coming from across india i'd like to ask you what is it like for you personally living in delhi right now amid this relentless 2nd wave. you know to be honest it's not easy denny is the hardest hit city in the country at the moment i have gone weeks who tested positive or had family members friends and neighbors who tested positive last night i lost a cousin who didn't get enough oxygen and he postulate a few honestly to a friend's mother passed away and this is not just my story everybody i know has had some kind of story of this kind to share and then you keep hearing these stories of hospitals begging for oxygen sending out s. us messages and we saw some of those incidents in your report when you see such desperation people begging and gasping for air it's very difficult to see unmoved. indeed so now i'm into we did at least see that the 1st trains delivering oxygen are arriving is there some hope that conditions could get better soon we'

beds are available in delhi. authorities in delhi had already imposed a lockdown over the weekend ordering all but essential services to close. local leaders hope the decision to step up the measures will help to mitigate the crisis some welcome the restrictions but others fear if they're not allowed to work the consequences could be drastic. it is essential that there's a lot down here because right now the virus is spreading a lot. the problem with a lot of town is a daily wage and as you get 100 to 300 rupees a day well we go how will we eat well when we sleep is the government going to come and give us this daily wage. but now with one in 3 tests in delhi turning out positive the government say it must act to avert a greater disaster but the fear is that the surge in cases is due to a new more infectious variant of the virus they're calling on people to be more disciplined about sticking to the rules. but critics are also asking why religious festivals and political rallies that's a fuelling cases as particip

a person is dying of covert 19 every 4 minutes elizabeth purana joins us now live from new delhi so elizabeth another day another set of numbers above 300000 what does this mean for the health care system not only in delhi but also outside in rural areas. hello sami were letters really important to remember that we have been focusing a lot on delhi and also in on the financial capital by which is the capital of the worst affected state might astral because the cases have been so high there because the health care infrastructure has been so overwhelmed but what is important to rent remember is that man by and delhi have some of the best health care infrastructure in the country and yet here in the capital we continue to see the entrances to hospitals filled with desperate family members begging for their loved ones their loved ones to be admitted being rejected because hospitals are full and we're hearing reports of people dying outside hospitals dying on the footpath outside hospitals waiting to be admitted in the southern city of bengal luda which is also one of the richest cities

hospitals in delhi overflow with coronavirus patients struggling to breathe as concerns grow that the infections could spread across india's borders. hello i'm barbara sara you're watching out 0 live from london also coming up a precedent president in an unprecedented times taking stock of joe biden's 1st 100 days in office twin court challenges for kremlin critical legs in a valley and his anti corruption organization but his supporters say they will fight on. and that reaching out for the stars of china's 1st that giant step in its ongoing mission to become an international space power. thank you for joining us we begin in india where the smoke from around the clock cremations shrouding the country cities is a constant reminder of the coronavirus tragedy there and the real statistics tell the same grim story the country is now reporting more than $18000000.00 confirmed cases there have been 8 straight days of 300000 plus infections more than 200000 people have died but it's fear that the true number could be 5 times that or even 10 times the official figure and as the caseload climb

bus and train stations in new delhi have been overwhelmed by thousands of daily wage migrant workers fleeing the city as a weeklong cave in 1000 knocked down comes into effect in just reported more than 200 thousands new cases for a 6th straight day there's a problem has more from new delhi. no one is allowed to leave their homes unless they work in essential services or go out to get essential supplies the delhi government may be announcement on monday with just a few hours notice because the what they call in a curfew which is essentially all of the same restrictions that were in place last year during the lockdown that came into force at 10 pm on monday night after they made that announcement we have seen a very numbers of migrant workers people who work in different states to where they're from who don't live in delhi crowding one of dani's biggest bus stations. russian state media are reporting moscow plans to block parts of the black sea to foreign ships for 6 months u.s. says russia could restrict access to ukrainian ports in the sea of as of and that it marks another attempt

beds are available in delhi cost. author it is in delhi had already imposed a lockdown over the weekend ordering all but essential services to close. local leaders hope the decision to step up the measures will help to mitigate the crisis some welcome the restrictions but others fear if they're not allowed to work the consequences could be drastic. it is essential that there's a lot down here because right now the virus is spreading a lot. the problem with a lot of town is a daily wage and as you get 100 to 300 rupees a day well we go how will we eat where we sleep is the government going to come and give us this daily wage. but now with one in 3 tests in delhi turning out positive the government say it must act to avert a greater disaster the fear is that the surge in cases is due to a new more infectious variant of the virus they're calling on people to be more disciplined about sticking to the rules. but critics are also asking why religious festivals and political rallies that are fuelling cases as participants re

that's why this base in central new delhi where political rallies and religious festivals are usually held is being converted into a makeshift hospital this is where the government is constructing a 500 bed intensive care unit facility it hopes to have an extra 1200 i think in the capital within 2 weeks but that's still nowhere near enough to meet the numbers needed right now. delis case is a go and up by more than 20000 each day and health experts say around 15 percent of people with the virus need to be in hospital the u.s. state department tweeted saying access to medical care is severely limited due to co the 19 cases and u.s. citizens who wish to depart india should use the available commercial flights now but despite the country going through its worst crisis and its modern history the last phase of regional elections went ahead in the state of west bengal on thursday where 4 candidates have already died from the virus so in the context of a raging pandemic it's unconscionable that people should be called to vote today particularly in the. rate of are currently at 50 percent. he

we were not able to savour because of such mismanagement all around delhi. one hospital to another, to another and then another. and what a doctor showed her was terrifying. he showed me bodies lying around, bagged and lying around. i begged him, i literally started crying in front of him, that, please, ijust need one bed for her. you told me that there is a bed. you told me a number. that is why i came here. but there was no bed there and when they found one, it was too late. she was asking help from me. i was not able to do that. now everyone in herfamily has tested positive for covid but nishi still has some fight left. she is trying to help others as a tribute to bina. for sachin, his two children are his hope. i ask her what she wants to be when she grows up. "police," she says. and sachin wants his son to become a civil servant. together, he hopes, they will fix this system. divya arya, bbc news, india. so thats the situation in delhi but how are they coping in rest of this huge country? over the coming hours, we'll bring you the situation across the c

but some train stations in new delhi have been overwhelmed by thousands of migrant workers fleeing the city as a weeklong covered 1000 locked down goes into effect it's a reminder of a similar exodus joining a nationwide lockdown last year and is reported more than 200000 new cases for the 6th consecutive day and into tuesday it reported a record number of deaths from the virus more than 1700. i'm leaving because a lot down has been imposed nobody house is in lockdown not the government and definitely not the rented house owner but we have to pay everyone we are far from home and we are here to work hard and earn for our family back home and this situation will end up doing the opposite so we have to go home elizabeth autonomy's in new delhi and she says the government is being urged to provide welfare for migrant workers. government announced on monday that from monday night for one week that it was imposing what it called a curfew but one of the restrictions of the same as doing the knock down the nationwide lockdown even last year with people on their homes on this they would what a

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beds are available in delhi. authorities in delhi had already imposed a lockdown over the weekend ordering all but essential services to close local leaders hope the decision to step up the measures will help to mitigate the crisis some welcome the restrictions but others fear if they are not allowed to work the consequences could be drastic. it is essential that there's a lot down here because right now the virus is spreading a lot. the problem with a lot of town is a daily wage and as you get 100 to 300 rupees a day well we go how will we eat well we sleep is the government going to come and give us this daily wage. but now with one in 3 tests in delhi turning out positive the government say it must act to avert a greater disaster the fear is that the surge in cases is due to a new more infectious variant of the virus they're calling on people to be more disciplined about sticking to the rules. but critics are also asking why religious festivals and political rallies that are fuelling cases as participants retu