help is only way for so many desperate people in delhi. that is artl desperate people in delhi. partly because — desperate people in delhi. that is partly because the _ desperate people in delhi. that is partly because the government i desperate people in delhi. that is. partly because the government has faced so much credit in the courts have had to step in to resolve this crisis are to whatever extent possible. the supreme court gave a really detailed verdict yesterday late night where they asked at the centre to come up with one clear policy about admission of patients, whether they need to be residence for a particular state to access hospitals in that state and the covid facilities, how they are being ramped up, how oxygen is reaching them. all of it, they said we need road map from the government because the government has not moved in disaster management act and is taking control of the larger handling of the pandemic. it also says that for delhi, which has sent hospital centre sos messages, oxygen needs to reach by the end of the day today. it seems some of that damage c

reports another record rise in corona virus cases the shortage of oxygen kills 12 patients in new delhi alone. and come out santa maria here in doha with the world news from al jazeera. scuffles in the french capital workers there and around the world rally for their rights on the international level but they. also knew somalia's lower house votes to cancel the 2 year term extension it had approved for its president as it tries to defuse an armed standoff and report on the plight of coal mines in ukraine caught in the middle of the tensions with russia. so india has reported 400000 new cases of covert 19 this saturday which accounts for nearly half of global daily infections and nothing seems to be changing the hospitals are still in desperate need of oxygen this is about 3 hospital in new delhi which is just the latest to have run out of oxygen it's left 12 people dead lockdowns though they are being extended in the capital new delhi as well as several other states but there are calls for even stronger measures and the government's expanded its banks and nation drive as well to include

so we are now outside one of the busiest medicine markets in delhi. stop is this crematorium in delhi. this one, and so many others saw long queues in the past two or three weeks. i remember a friend sending me a text and asking me if i had a contact in a crematorium. because he could not get his aunt cremated who had died of covid. it was the most heartbreaking text i have ever received. another friend told me that his father was cremated along with 20 other bodies, and hejust did not know at which fire to look at to say his final goodbye. as he put it, there was no dignity even after death. for my friend, and many like him, it will take a long time before they can call delhi their home again. and the scars this wave has left may never heal. a state in australia has become the first to issue a public health order that makes it mandatory for some employees to vaccinate against covid—i9. the order requires frontline workers in queensland to take both doses of the vaccine to mitigate the risk of spreading the disease. dr giuseppe carabetta is an employm

it's a train carrying oxygen tankers, heading to delhi.no doubt of the urgency. 12 people are alleged to have died in delhi from a lack of oxygen over the weekend. there have been other reports of oxygen shortages causing deaths. >> is something we witnessed in delhi over the past week when hospitals have been sending out sos messages because they have run ouof oxygen. unfortunately, patients have died because they haven't got the supply in time. we've seen a similar incident in a hospital where it has been alleged that more than two dozen people have died after the oxygen shortage impacted the supply they needed to survive. the hospital has told us that 12 of these patients were covid positive patients and others were ailing from other diseases. they haven't yet admitted that all the debts or because of oxygen shortage but they did admit that there has been a shortage of oxygen. >> and inquiry has now been called into the incidence of oxygen supply and several of delhi's hospils have been pleading over social media. this tweet reads, -- o

meanwhile do nothing correspondent many a challenge ray in delhi has sent us this update as india recall its highest death toll yet the 2nd coronavirus we've gone to new to better the health infrastructure in the country delhi the capital has been grappling with a severe shortage of a season for the past 2 weeks with the supreme court stepping in with directors for the government to take urgent and immediate action. while the foreign aid has been coming in there are reports that much of it is still stuck at the airport tied up in bureaucratic hurdles the expansion of the vaccines live to everyone about the age of 18 could be a real of hope but several states are struggling to ramp up their stops registration for the drive can only be done online which means many who are not internet savvy can be left behind even for those who are hunting for slots and trying to quickly book those that do become available is being described as a successful lottery not the best way to deal with a pandemic. and there are challenges. i generally has sent a 2nd shipment of emergency aid to india the 1st consi

reporting from new delhi. a group of friends celebrate receiving their coronavirus vaccinations in new delhi there some of the lucky ones who managed to get an appointment signs at many vaccine centers around the country read there out of doses despite having a population of $20000000.00 people india's financial capital mum buy only has $20000.00 for those between the ages of $18.00 to $45.00. we were told that it would be a 1st come 1st serve thing year but the vaccination center years deserted we will see what we're going to do whether we'll get it or not. the government said everyone above the age of 18 would be eligible for a vaccine from saturday but most regional leaders say they don't have enough doses to expand the program the sign reads welcome to the world's largest vaccination drive but despite india being the world's largest vaccine manufacturer concept why enough doses to its people this is one of just a handful of private hospitals in new delhi that were able to procure vaccines to inoculate peop

this assembly line for fake remdesivir was shut down by delhi police.ase. they have been parading suspects after making about 350 arrests in recent weeks. this cybercrime specialist in the indian police for 30 years says he's witnessed a new low. it's very painful to see this situation. you can consider this as a crime against humanity also, mankind also. people are suffering. they are asking you to deliver something to save their life and you are cheating them. the picture here is improving, but if and when india suffers a third wave, covid fraudsters may not be far behind, waiting to prey on the suffering. 0rla guerin, bbc news, delhi. let s get some of the day s other news. in france, helicopters, dog teams and more than 300 police officers are searching for a heavily armed former soldier who opened fire on police in the dordogne region. the man, believed to be in his 30s and with a history of domestic violence, reportedly attacked his former partner's new boyfriend. the local government has urged residents to stay indoors. australia's victoria state

being bussed in to construct the thing when the only essential services are allowed in delhi because there's a very strict law in place and when india is facing its worst crisis in modern history and people are dying because of shortages of beds oxygen equipment and medicines ok elizabeth prada merit joining us there from new delhi thank you so much indeed for giving us a sense of the situation in india well we can talk now with. singh boss so he's a critical care doctor and is also in new delhi 1st of all can i just get your thoughts on that you and your coli eggs are struggling to keep as many patients as you can along i mean we've just heard from our correspondents the government pushing ahead with the project referred bush the presidential palace i does that make you feel. this means i i feel very ashamed of my garmin but they are now their priority is still not health care though india's health care was and not in a good shape previously also but based on believe all the focus and all the news on health care but still we are seeing their government is busy in billing this and a

send oxygen immediately 17 have received the supplies they asked for except delhi is why the delhi high court has said to the central government enough is enough to send delhi the officer that needs immediately or it will have to start contempt proceedings against the government because it's been telling the government to do this for the past hard days. and unless we are watching this from around the world in horror international aid is arriving people are responding to the crisis that's unfolding in india but is it actually helping at all is this aids actually managing to get still the hospitals and the health care workers you needed. not so far it hasn't we have had a lot of international aid arriving in the last few days but it has to be sorted out and then make its way around this very large country there are also reports that in the past aid has a 5 but that there aren't enough people who are trained to administer some of the aid that's arriving it's what promise and let into them already is holding a meeting on sunday morning not just about the shortages of hospital beds and also

so we are now outside one of the busiest medicine markets in delhi.atorium in delhi. this one, and so many others saw long queues in the past two or three weeks. i remember a friend sending me a text and asking me if i had a contact in a crematorium. because he could not get his aunt cremated who had died of covid. it was the most heartbreaking text i have ever received. another friend told me that his father was cremated along with 20 other bodies, and hejust did not know at which fire to look at to say his final goodbye. as he put it, there was no dignity even after death. for my friend, and many like him, it will take a long time before they can call delhi their home again. and the scars this wave has left may never heal. a state in australia has become the first to issue a public health order that makes it mandatory for some employees to vaccinate against covid—i9. the order requires frontline workers in queensland to take both doses of the vaccine to mitigate the risk of spreading the disease. dr giuseppe carabetta is an employment law expert fro

they rush oxygen, a lifeline to people in desperate need in new delhi.anization that gets much-needed supplies, like oxygen concentrators, and getting it to those who need it. once-crowded sidewalks now overflowing with makeshift clinics. >> the medical system has collapsed. people who could save money, even if we spend our money, even if we spend our time, even if we spend our energy, we're not able to save our patients. >> reporter: overworked staff and volunteers working around the clock in 100-degree heat, to save whatever lives they can. >> we are beyond capacity in icu. we have a 48-bed icu which we have stretched to 56 beds, because we have a 100-american hospital, the need is packed now. >> reporter: a dark cloud looms over the country's hospitals. crematoriums can't keep up. di he begun washing up on the shores of india's holiest waters, the ganges river. the virus claiming the lives of more than 4,000 people over each of the past two days. over 400,000 new cases reported each day over the past week. with testing scarce, many deaths going unrepo

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this assembly line for fake remdesivir was shut down by delhi police. been parading suspects after making about 350 arrests in recent weeks. this cybercrime specialist in the indian police for 30 years says he's witnessed a new low. it's very painful to see this situation. you can consider this as a crime against humanity also, mankind also. people are suffering. they are asking you to deliver something to save their life and you are cheating them. the picture here is improving, but if and when india suffers a third wave, covid fraudsters may not be far behind, waiting to prey on the suffering. 0rla guerin, bbc news, delhi. south africa is increasing its covid—19 restrictions to try and fight a surge in recent infections. a nightly curfew is to be extended meaning nonessential shops, bars and restaurants will be forced to close by 10pm. courtney bembridge has the details. south africa has recorded more than 56,000 deaths and 1.6 million cases — more than any other african nation. and infections are, once again, rising fast. facemasks are mandatory in pu

this assembly line for fake remdesivir was shut down by delhi police.s after making about 350 arrests in recent weeks. this cybercrime specialist in the indian police for 30 years says he's witnessed a new low. it's very painful to see this situation. you can consider this as a crime against humanity also, mankind also. people are suffering. they are asking you to deliver something to save their life and you are cheating them. the picture here is improving, but if and when india suffers a third wave, covid fraudsters may not be far behind, waiting to prey on the suffering. 0rla guerin, bbc news, delhi. let 5 get some of the day's other news. in france, helicopters, dog teams and more than 300 police officers are searching for a heavily armed former soldier who opened fire on police in the dordogne region. the man, believed to be in his 30s and with a history of domestic violence, reportedly attacked his former partner's new boyfriend. the local government has urged residents to stay indoors. australia's victoria state has reported five new covid—i9 case

has more from new delhi we've been reporting that both the.

now the south is a real concern all of the southern states are seeing record high numbers of cases delhi in fact has taken the step of imposing an institutional quarantine of 2 weeks from anyone coming from the southern states of and of the asian telling ghana that's after reports of a new variant of the virus there are scientists there have said that that variant is not more virulent but delhi will not take any chances given that its health care system is not coping with the surge in cases and interestingly all 4 states which went to the polls and april that's cattle and common lot in the south west bengal in our somme are all seeing the highest number of cases carola and also the states of rajastan and mother you are there are the latest in the country to impose a complete lockdown on their population thank you for that elizabeth run in line for a stair in new delhi. meanwhile the number of infections in nepal is surging in their fierce case numbers could reach the same level as neighboring india nepal has 57 times more cases than it had a month ago it's reporting about 20 new infectio

this assembly line for fake remdesivir was shut down by delhi police.hey have been parading suspects after making about 350 arrests in recent weeks. this cybercrime specialist in the indian police for 30 years says he's witnessed a new low. it's very painful to see this situation. you can consider this as a crime against humanity also, mankind also. people are suffering. they are asking you to deliver something to save their life and you are cheating them. the picture here is improving, but if and when india suffers a third wave, covid fraudsters may not be far behind, waiting to prey on the suffering. 0rla guerin, bbc news, delhi. taiwan has signed deals to buy up to ten million doses of locally produced vaccines, as the independently ruled island struggles to procure enough shots to adequately protect its population from coronavirus. the country's state news agency said the island's authorities had signed agreements with two local companies, though their vaccines have yet to receive official approval. last week, taipei accused china's rulers — who cla

where that aid is landing hadn't received any of it now the situation has been rectified in delhi at least another local media investigation shows that until the 2nd of may the government had informed the standard operating procedures to distribute this aid now why is that an issue it's because the international aid started arriving on the 25th of april the government says that there has been no delays that it began distribution the aid even before forming these standard operating procedures but these questions are asked because people are still continuing to die in india from things like a lack of oxygen when hundreds of tons of aid has been an aid has been sent from at least 40 countries one $100000000.00 worth of aid from the u.s. a lot of that is oxygen supply and the governments of the u.s. and the u.k. are being asked if they know where their taxpayer money is going in india interesting because commentators now across india are also connecting the fact that indian states local elections are now bearing the brunt of a new wave of infections what more do you know about bot. if 4

he was my colleague in delhi -- here is my colleague in delhi. reporter: desperate hope.t is what family members in this hospital in delhi are holding onto. it is a fight for lifesaving oxygen that some are losing fa. >> i came here because a man died. his death freed up a place in oxygen for my mother. repo>> they put us in a shed whe she needs to go to intensive care. his oxygen came -- this this oxygen came fm my house. we bought it ourselves. reporter: as india crosses 20 million infected cases, many hospitals are choked like this, struggling with scarce resources. >> the situation is really critical. there are no beds available. we are under pressure. the doctors, the nurses, the orderlies, even the patients. we are all under pressure. reporter: with some hospitals it is already too late for some of the two lives have been lost in the last 72 hours in hospitals that exhausted their oxygen supply. a tragedy was averted when a children's hospital in delhi had only two hours of oxygen left. the government denies any oxygen shortage. >> at the moment, individual states i

100000 people they're fortunate to be there less than 100 kilometers away from india's capital new delhi residents of one village in uttar pradesh tell out his era 40 people have died in the past 3 weeks that includes the village pharmacist who has refused admission to the nearest hospital 90 minutes drive away his son explains what happened. medically knew. there were no beds available for him at that hospital we tried other hospitals in the city but they refused to we took him to a nearby hospital in the district as his condition became worse but there were no ventilators available and the doctor said that he had died my father was a fit and strong person he was just 45 years old if he had treatment on oxygen then perhaps he would have been alive all those who the father couldn't find medical care he was tested for 19 a test opposite the village haven't been able to get. work. you know people are getting a feel for a few days and suddenly they are dying almost every home has a member who's here over testing is happening people are aware of the disease but don't have the means to get th

devina gupta, bbc news, delhi.poke to nimi vashi, who is a cancer scientist in new york. she has become a �*covenger�* — an organiser who is trying to amplify and get help to rural people in india. i asked her what she's hearing. the situation in rural india, from everything i know from friends and family, is as bad as in urban areas. and as you are showing a couple of minutes ago, the problem with rural areas is people have to go into the cities to get any kind of support, as in hospitalisation, when they need. and rural people do not have access to great healthcare infrastructure as the people in cities have. what more can be done, do you think, to help those people who clearly are so badly in need? so, some things that we are doing and that many philanthropic organisations are doing on the ground in india is people have come together, and they're making makeshift hospitals. people are selling oxygen cylinders, concentrators. we have ourselves arranged five ventilators and have deployed them to hospitals and we h

of assistance including 120 ventilators a team of medical experts on board the air force plane to delhi will be staying for 2 please. meanwhile several indian states had to delay extending the national vaccine rollout to hundreds of millions of adults because there aren't enough shots to go around. it's their best hope of surviving the pandemic the queues are long and surprise are short only about one in 10 of india's vast population has even had a 1st jab and mumbai attack scene centers are closed this weekend because of the shortage so those who do get a shot know how fortunate they are. i feel really glad because i'm in the operation where i have 2 people travelling i am surrounded with people who don't grandma who i my levels always you know with all this care they have abilities and. that is going to. vaccine shortages is just one of the many problems india is facing people are desperately searching for oxygen and medicine emergency rooms are closing their doors to new patients while crematoriums are running out of food for the dead for those who have lost a loved one to cope at 19

badly as it marks a record 400019 infection. 12 cope with 19 patients have died at a hospital in new delhi after it ran short of oxygen suppliers last. hello again i'm peter dhabi you're watching out to see her live from doha also coming up somalia's lower house counsels a 2 year term extension for president mohamed up to lie he made from our job in a bid to diffuse an armed standoff. the final phase of the u.s. troop withdrawal from afghanistan is underway but there are concerns more attacks by the taliban will make the country unstable once again. and we look at how a coal mine in eastern ukraine has become a new kind of battleground in the conflict with russia. we begin in india where once again more people have tested positive for cope with 19 in one single day than any other country since the start of the pandemic a staggering 400000 new cases in just 24 hours the governments extended the lockdown in the capital new delhi by a week india has expanded its vaccination drive to include all adults but it can't keep up with demand in some states there aren't enough jobs to go around even t

contagious covert 1000 variants where hard hit sing but see as a critical care doctor based in new delhi he says the working conditions have become traumatic and painful. the thing is now. still now we are not able to think about it so we are just in the world of patients out of this because there is still much bishan lord you want if we want to think about it we have don't have the time that is almost like i have never managed so many critical patients out of 4 to a moment of time in my lifetime means at any moment of time i am managing almost there until 12 and critically ill patients when we i have to decide which type of coffee don't we have to give oxygen in the sense if with rich if able for instrument whether we have to put them on a ventilator to hold the bottom of it belittled it is still much life and better to see dance in every 2nd that we are just into the service all for humanity but i am i am what it is there how long can we continue with this and what will be the future and i am also ready what it very painful means we have lost one of our senior doctors one of the senior

the oxygen here is provided for free as patients continue all be rushed to help many hospitals in delhi have stalled taking in your patients because of the offer to pay for putting out s.o.s. nashville and twitter begging for help as they only have our number one minute of oxygen left. this hospital is one of the previous night was a clue she after reading thought i was at oxygen diving authorities on twitter and even reducing exton floor to subsistence level to make it last long go the hospital and got supplies in the nick of time doctors here tell us that supplies that used to last them 2 weeks now evaporate in 36. they cannot predict if the next round will reach them one day joining of patients followed just to good reasons is heartbreaking for dr wendy to feel those many of these big since hopelessly living in this profession because it is because they wanted to help other people through their sickness and in this. if. that by itself is a big thing and in most modern people all of them are very few who do get lucky. back at the oxygen so this has finally managed to arrange a bed for

which have vaccinating a small number of 18 to 45 year old delhi is leader like many regional leaders most of the state leaders in the country have said they simply don't have the backing to expand the program the government announced weeks ago that from that day the 1st of may everyone about the age age of 18 would be eligible but there just aren't enough vaccine. people arriving in the street from india could face up to 5 years in prison or pay heavy fines the measures shoot a covert 19 target a stray and residents and citizens who've been in india in the past 14 days the restrictions come into effect for monday its 1st time straightly has made it a criminal offense for its citizens to return home human rights watch as described the government's response rageous activists in brazil have staged a symbolic protest on a beach in rio de janeiro after covered 19 deaths surpassed 400000 brazil has seen a record number of deaths for a 2nd straight month as it struggles with the 2nd wave. the final phase of ends in the u.s. war in afghanistan is formally underway president joe biden ordered

this is one of just a handful of private hospitals in new delhi that were able to procure vaccines to inoculate people between the ages of 18 to 45 on saturday. the online registration also isn't accessible for the hundreds of millions of indians who don't own computers. and don't have an internet connection india is also oxygen despite international aid arriving. on saturday stop at one hospital in new delhi said patients have died including one of their doctors when an oxygen delivery was late. well you are doing what we are but we can't think about what we can't control god see please try to organize oxygen for us there was a gap of 45 minutes when we didn't have oxygen we did everything we could we used all our cylinders but despite that we couldn't save 6 of i.c.u. patients. the death toll later went up to at least 12 health experts are asking the government to impose more restrictions to ease the pressure on the health care system currently i think the media has to step. in measures these measures for to be very aggressive and we should also have localized law down there even ne

this assembly line for fake remdesivir was shut down by delhi police.na's case. they have been parading suspect after making about 350 arrests in recent weeks. this cybercrime specialist in the indian police for 30 years says he's witnessed a new low. it very painful to see this situation. you can consider this as a crime against humanity also. mankind also. people are suffering. they're asking you to deliver something to save their life and you are cheating them. the picture here is improving but if and when india suffers a third wave, covid fraudsters may not be far behind, waiting to prey on the suffering. 0rla guerin, bbc news, delhi. from monday, south africa will increase its covid—i9 restrictions to try and fight a surge in recent infections. a nightly curfew is to be extended, meaning non—essential shops, bars and restaurants, will be forced to close by 10pm. the country's president, cyril ramaphosa, has also announced that all gatherings will be limited to a maximum of 100 people indoors and face masks will remain mandatory in public. further r

calls for the from the opposition for a national lockdown elizabeth branom has this update from new delhi. what those really high numbers mean more than 300000 cases new infections every day for 2 weeks now is even greater pressure on the health care system the latest warning reporter from the southern city of bengal to a hospital say they're running out of oxygen they're asking patients to make other arrangements but the problem is that there are no more intensive care unit beds left in bengal to find it like in delhi being one of india's wealthiest cities known for its medical tourism but lose in the state of karnataka where 24 patients died on monday after the oxygen ran out now a politician in the state of karnataka has written to prime minister modi the former leader of the state in fact and asked him to do something to prevent a tragedy the government is coming under a lot of pressure in the us former minneapolis police officer derek children is asking for a new trial citing multiple grounds including jury misconduct. then was convicted of 2nd and 3rd degree murder as well as mansla

to 20 patients at one time vaccination efforts are stepping up to elizabeth purana reports from new delhi. we are in one of the early 76 public schools which are being used as vaccination centers i am getting my vaccine after trying for days to make an appointment all adults everyone over the age of 18 was eligible for a vaccine from saturday but delhi like most other states doesn't have enough i have had to wait for more than 3 hours in a line like hundreds of other people to get this dose and dia is seeing shortage is not just of vaccines but of life saving equipment of oxygen international aid is continuing to arrive the indian air force is using is airlifting cryogenic oxygen tank is from germany delivering it around the country but people are still dying because of these shortages the southern state of karnataka is the latest place where 24 car than 1000 and other patients died after their oxygen ran out the shortages the pressure on the health care system is why india supreme court is asking the government to consider imposing a nationwide lockdown but not before making the arrangem

devina gupta, bbc news, delhi.you forjoining us here. i understand that obviously you have been involved in getting aid, the required aid to those in need in india. and there is some aid on its way as we speak?— india. and there is some aid on its way as we speak? yes, good evening. toniuht, way as we speak? yes, good evening. tonight. as — way as we speak? yes, good evening. tonight. as we — way as we speak? yes, good evening. tonight, as we speak, _ way as we speak? yes, good evening. tonight, as we speak, there _ way as we speak? yes, good evening. tonight, as we speak, there is - way as we speak? yes, good evening. tonight, as we speak, there is a - tonight, as we speak, there is a virgin atlantic flight about to take off from heathrow airport. they have kindly offered to transport 200 oxygen concentrators which were donated generously by the public to india. within a few days we had about 300 and something oxygen concentrators and 200 are being taken, as we speak now, the plane will be taking off to india and

3 and a half 1000 people confirmed to have died of the virus in just 24 hours at a hospital in new delhi 12 people also died after critically ill patients were left without oxygen until supply tank has finally arrived and a fire in a hospital ward for corona virus patients in state killed another 18 people on average nearly 2 and a half 1000000 vaccines have been given daily in india which has now expanded the vaccination drive to include all adult spots several states have said they don't have enough doses to give people elizabeth braun reports from new delhi. a group of friends celebrate receiving the coronavirus vaccinations in new delhi this some of the lucky ones who managed to get an appointment. signs at many vaccine centers around the country read they're out of doses despite having a population of $20000000.00 people india's financial capital only has $20000.00 says for those between the ages of 18 to 45. we were told that it would be a 1st come 1st serve thing year but the vaccination center years deserted we will see what we're going to do whether we'll get it or not. the gove

herfamily mother from delhi. her family releases motherfrom delhi.erfamily releases have video warning to the world recorded just before she died of coronavirus at the age of 34. she died of coronavirus at the age of 34-— age of 34. please don't take coronavirus _ age of 34. please don't take coronavirus so _ age of 34. please don't take coronavirus so lightly. - age of 34. please don't take coronavirus so lightly. veryl coronavirus so lightly. very bad, very bad symptoms. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe after 11 days of fighting that's claimed the lives of more than 230 palestinians and i2 israelis — a ceasefire in gaza has come into effect. the deal was brokered by egypt and was agreed to by the israeli security cabinet and palestinian militants. it has been described as �*mutual and unconditional�* — and came into effect at 2:00am local time. it's reported cairo will send security delegations to israel and the palestinian territories to help uphold the ceasefire. president biden has welcomed the cessation of hostiliti

work as being bossed into the big, central new delhi. and critics of the project of whom there are many say that environmental clearances for those for rushed through without proper consultation. but perhaps more importantly, that this is an area that doesn't need to be rebuild, that attracts many international tours, but also local residents who built and spend time there. and that it shouldn't, that this shouldn't be going ahead. when at a time when the economy is doing so poorly because of the pandemic over the past year. elizabeth, thank you very much for that. elizabeth brought him is correspondent in new delhi. australia's foreign minister has promised to review a temporary ban on travelers from india, including its own citizens. the move sparked widespread outrage including accusations of racism. flies from india were also suspended because of the surgeon covered 19 infections. they're got moisten, says it's highly unlikely. any travelers breaking border rules or face harsh prison sentences, all fines. we will constantly review th

for all adults everyone above the age of 18 was supposed to start 2 days ago but delhi like most other states in the country doesn't have enough doses the government made appointments available today but the process isn't going smoothly people have been waiting here in line for hours they were told after the appointment was supposed to start that the vaccinations hasn't arrived yet and it's a similar picture across delhi and it's vaccination program began in january but since then only around 2.5 percent of all adults have received both doses of the vaccine only around 12 percent have received one dose india is seeing shortages not just of vaccines but of oxygen and medicines to shortages that are resulting in the deaths of quote mine 1000 patients that's why international aid is still arriving the indian air force is airlifting cryogenic oxygen tanks from germany and transporting them around the country meanwhile the indian supreme court has asked the government to seriously consider imposing a nationwide locked on but only after it takes measures to ensure that it looks after the hun

devina gupta, bbc news, delhi. let's get some of the day's other news.s have fired tear gas and water cannon at anti—lockdown protesters in a city park. officials said two police officers were injured as they tried to break up the protest. organisers said it was a follow—up to last month's protest which was broken up in a similarfashion. portugal re—opened its border with spain and began the final stage of its programme to ease covid—i9 restrictions. it recorded zero fatalities on friday for the second time in a week. as well as the lifting of the border controls, the opening hours for cafes, restaurants and cultural venues was extended, in particular at weekends. the world—famous leaning tower of pisa has re—opened to tourists for the first time in nearly six months. it was closed on november 3 after italy was hit by the second wave of the pandemic. only 25 people are allowed inside at a time and have to follow strict social distancing measures. before the pandemic, the monument attracted five million visitors each year. more than 100,000 people turned

reports another record rise in corona virus cases the shortage of oxygen kills 12 patients in new delhi alone. workers around the world rally for their rights on may day we're looking at how the pandemic has affected jobs and working conditions. and somalia's lower house votes to cancel a 2 year extension it had approved through its president as it tries to defuse an armed standoff and on time how much now have all the sport manchester city take a massive step towards feeling the english premier league title with its way over crystal palace. it is may the 1st the day u.s. troops were supposed to be out of afghanistan and a deal struck on a former president of the trump instead it's become the day the u.s. army begins its final withdrawal under president biden a powerful car bomb that killed 24 people in logar province has underlined how fragile the situation still is. we begin with this report from failure in kabul. for afghanistan it's a cycle with no end body after body lying next to each other this time the victims of a powerful truck bomb many were high school students staying in a

well start with this from the new correspondent elizabeth cohen reporting from new delhi. a group of friends celebrate receiving their coronavirus vaccinations in new delhi there some of the lucky ones who managed to get an appointment signs at many vaccine centers around the country read there out of doses despite having a population of $20000000.00 people india's financial capital only has $20000.00 says for those between the ages of $18.00 to $45.00. we were told that it would be a 1st come 1st serve thing year but the vaccination center years dysart it we will see what we're going to do whether we'll get it or not. the government said everyone above the age of 18 would be eligible for a vaccine from saturday but most regional leaders say they don't have enough doses to expand the program the sign reads welcome to the world's largest vaccination drive but despite india being the world's largest vaccine manufacturer and concept why enough doses to its people this is one of just a handful of private hospitals in new delhi that were able to procure vaccines to inoculate pe

shortage there is a shortage of oxygen in delhi and when we are completely dependent on supply chains insulin does then these problems are bound to our rice it is a great idea to overcome that problem we have created an oxygen generation plant here in simple words it is a kind of oxygen concentrator only with greater capacity we can give oxygen to about 18 to 20 patients at any given time with its help more people are getting vaccinated but the rule it's has been messy in some cases the queues are long and when someone shows up for their appointments they want any vaccines left our correspondent elizabeth purana has more from a vaccination center in new delhi. we are in one of delhi 76 public schools which are being used as vaccination centers i am getting my vaccine after trying for days to make an appointment all adults everyone over the age of 18 was eligible for a vaccine from saturday but delhi like most other states doesn't have enough i have had to wait for more than 3 hours in a line like hundreds of other people to get this dose and via is seeing children it is not just of va

international aid has been arriving in india for nearly a week but 6 states including delhi said they get to receive any of it a children's hospital in the capital of the latest to say it only has a few hours of oxygen left elizabeth pronto al-jazeera new delhi. so let's return to that government reaction we had here is mikhail a senior member of india's governing party speaking to peter dhabi on al-jazeera peter began by asking him if quite simply the government was to blame for the crisis the extent of the mc would not have been there. anybody. who would wait because the longer give the situation. everybody given the fact that india is such a huge population as it is they actually just concerning. everybody. but right now the limit of who would and how does affecting people exactly something which we are all facing as a nation i think is a study of everybody not going to see the bill you look at our population which is 1600000000 the solution lurking if you become ok can i just because you then for a 2nd sir if i made 2 points point number one india has not done everyone when it com

to go down but fewer tests are being done that's at the very latest from our correspondent in new delhi elizabeth broderick joins me now elizabeth the issue of oxygen. he continues to compound the authorities. absolutely so we're outside one of india's biggest public hospitals where the army is setting up an oxygen plants here and a number of other hospitals in the capital and in the neighboring state of that they're using technology based on oxygen generation plants on their fighter jets and say that they're going to be setting up $500.00 of these plants in different locations around the country as hospitals are continue to struggle with shortages of oxygen and people are dying as a result on wednesday we had 5 died in the state of the southern city of bengal lou do hospitals there are running out and have asked patients to make other arrangements to find other hospitals but the problem is that for the past more than a week now bengaluru doesn't have any more intensive care unit beds ballou is one of india's richest sittings just like delhi and it is seeing the same situation that many

india's supreme court orders the government to deliver oxygen to delhi. to an expert about when the country's second wave of coronavirus will begin to subside and warnings of a sharp rise in hate crimes against people with asian backgrounds since the start of the pandemic here in the uk. there's disagreement on whether nonessential travel to europe should resume. this is the view from the top of the european union. the commission is proposing to ease restrictions on nonessential travel to the eu to take into account the progress of vaccination campaigns and developments in the epidemiological logical situation worldwide, while addressing variants through the new emergency brake mechanism. among the main changes, we proposed to allow entry to the eu for nonessential reasons, not only for all persons coming from countries with a great epidemiological situation but also for all people have received the last recommended dose of an eu—authorised vaccine. so, that's the eu's view. for its part, england is set to resume international travel from 17 may and it wi

there is a severe shortage of oxygen and ventilators at this hospital and others across delhi many people come looking for a bed for a sick relative but these are also in very short supply patients and relatives crowd every available space in some cases people lying close enough for patients to touch one man is in a storage room surrounded by bins of medical waste real hans's the sounds of his workplace haunt his sleep. that he saw on the phone because you know you can write yes you think that believe me we believe that there is going to be that funding issue because you know it you know it would be the. patient's rush from hospital to hospital hoping to find someone who will admit them many are turned away left to die on the street oxygen supplies are transported by armed guards and crematoriums work around the clock. maybe even people would have to be. before they're going to there's a kind of democracy if they can't make people think it would be good if maybe they were going. after 27 hours in the e.r. ruined our gov us is he could sleep for 2 days but a friend with a sick father calls

and so many shows in delhi. now if they were contributing to pollution, the government would shut them down and when people are getting inside, there is no nice either. which is not then india. but environmentalists say it's not that simple. most even shows in india use lead acid batteries. and there's a problem with a recycling. it is one of the more stock may be known to mankind should have fetus, in fact, the recycle days. a lot of acid, which has a little bit of lead, you know, kind of floating around it that's kind of dumped in the air in the, you know, drains, as well as on the soil. why, you know, kind of melting those lead. there is lot of april which goes outages lead so that it is air water source, toxic waste expert. so the government must enforce a proper recycling system for batteries, especially as it been coaches people to buy electric. dudley's government is offered subsidies of $400.00 to people who buy even shores and to 1000 to those who buy electric cars. but a national survey buy one of the

we are outside a hospital in new delhi which tweeted on sunday morning saying they only had enough oxygen to last them just a few hours this hospital is treating pregnant women and children were quoted 19 of the delhi administration has responded by saying that sending 5 large oxygen cylinders to the hospital immediately but that aid still hasn't arrived and people are continuing to die in delhi and beyond both because of a shortage of hospital beds but also oxygen on saturday 12 of the 19 patients died in hospital including one of the hospitals doctors because the oxygen bred out and the delivery was made now delhi is government is saying the shortage here is because the central government still isn't sending it the supplies that it needs the delhi high court has asked the central government to do so immediately and that enough is enough has been asking you to do so for the past 10 days and that it will be forced to initiate contempt proceedings against the government if it doesn't do so international aid is arriving including oxygen supply planes from france and belgium arrived on sunda

officials in delhi have _ health issues. officials in delhi have been - health issues.ealth issues. officials in delhi have been trying to j health issues. officials in - delhi have been trying to find more sites for cremations. the indian government is to open vaccinations from saturday but several states have what they do not have sufficient stock. the rise in coronavirus in india continues unabated. the country recording 3000 cases and 3500 deaths. the situation in delhi is of particular concern which saw nearly 400 deaths in the last 24 hours. the positivity rate in the city, with a population of 20 million, is that 33%. the city has seen unprecedented scene. hospitals continued to run out of space. the administration to try battle this is converting parks and parking lot into makeshift crematoriums because the casualty figures are rising exponentially. this morning, on an encouraging sign, support did arrive in a military plane. with nearly $100 million that the us has pledged to send to india in the next couple of weeks. india is also receiving foreign aid for oth

orla guerin, bbc news, delhi. continue to fight to save the lives of patients, they re also battling against another, pre—existing crisis: the excessive use of antibiotics. some experts say its contributing to the country's huge death toll. for more on this lets bring in professor sanjaya senanayake, good to speak to you. good but not take you for being a bbc news for that let me first ask about the connection. you not say as such the antibiotics are not being used necessarily properly for treating covid patients but that covid patients are more vulnerable because they've over prescribed antibiotics? yes. priorto they've over prescribed antibiotics? yes. prior to this covid pandemic there was already a pandemic that... sense antibiotics have appeared in the 1940s we become very close to losing them with the evolutionary link of an eye. and people, 700,000 people every year prior to covid were dying from antibiotic resistant infections. covid has compounded the problem. one pandemic has compounded anotherfor a vari