creative thinking and imagination on the part of the government and the bought of the election commission of india to try and say look this is an extraordinary situation we need to find some way in which we can do this that conversation was never happened so the supersport events yes. each political rally from each party was responsible for what the spread of this virus but as the leader of the country with 74 percent popularity the country looks to you for leadership where was that leadership especially when you were not even betting mosques massive rallies that balkanized in all these states and. we just heard from the mention of the u.s. election campaign in fact if we look at prime minister modi's denialism and magical thinking it doesn't seem all that different from some of what we heard from former president donald trump in the u.s. or from boris johnson prime minister in britain. but things have gone so much worse in india why is that. the thing numbered in here is that right now the government is looking for reasons to divert the mind of the people at the end of looking at these. is. meant

several of the medical associations doctors bodies had written have already written to the election commission of india drawing attention to these rallies and it's only belatedly find me the election commission orders for down limiting it to $500.00 per person a study of the park congregation so here's the link here is it the government or is it the people the people who decide to go along to these rallies in advance. well both certainly because the disaster management act is in force there's a very detailed standard operating procedure for various congregations whether you whether it's a reading the dates whether it's a cremation. how much how many seats for example can be occupied in the cinema on on many seats can be true that in a bus how many have to be empty in a coffee and so on and so forth so there is not done to of these details of these procedures. what happened to lessons learned from the 1st wave and from so many other places that have had their 3rd or 4th waves this is only the 2nd wave and we're talking about the biggest rise in infections worldwide. in the experience both from this pand

several of the medical associations doctors' bodies had written have already written to the election commission of india drawing attention to these rallies and it's only belatedly find me the election commission orders for down limiting it to 500 person a study of the park congregation so here's the link here is the government or the people the people who decide to go along to these rallies in advance. real both certainly because the disaster management act is in force there's a very detailed standard operating procedure for various congregations whether you whether it's a reading that they've read dates or cremation. how much how many seats for example can be occupied in a cinema hall on many seats can be true that in a bus how many have to be emptied in a coffee and so on and so forth so there is not done to of these details of these procedures much of what happened to lessons learned from the 1st wave and from many other places that have had the 3rd or 4th waves this is only the 2nd wave and we're talking about the biggest rise in infections worldwide. in the experience both from this pandemic in oth

several of the medical associations doctors bodies had written have already written to the election commission of india drawing attention to these rallies and it's only belatedly find me the election commission orders for down limiting it to $500.00 person a study of the park congregation so here's the link here is it the government or is it the people the people who decide to go along to these rallies in advance. both certainly because the disaster management act isn't force there's a very detailed standard operating procedure for various congregations whether you whether it's a reading that they whether it's the cremation. how much how many seats for example can be occupied in a cinema hall on many seats can be filled up in a bus how many have to be emptied in a coffee and so on and so forth so there is no doubt of these details of these procedures. what happened to lessons learned from the 1st wave and from so many other places that have had their 3rd or 4th waves this is only the 2nd wave and we're talking about the biggest rise in infections while wide. well the experience both from this pandemic

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was creative thinking and imagination on the part of the government and the part of the election commission of india to try and say look this is an extraordinary situation we need to find some way in which we can do this that conversation was never happened so the super spread of events yes each political rally from each party was responsible for what the spread of this virus but as the leader of the country with 74 percent popularity the country looks to you for leadership where was that leadership especially when you were not even wearing masks at massive rallies that balkanized in all these states and. we just heard from the mention of the us election campaign in fact if we look at prime minister modi's denialism and magical thinking it doesn't seem all that different from some of what we heard from former president donald trump in the u.s. or from boris johnson prime minister in britain. but things have gone so much worse in india why is that. the thing numbered in you is that right now the government is looking for reasons to dive in the mind of the people at the end of each looking at it. is.

launching the election commission of india except that actually you can be charged criminally but murder to put a lying piece huge election dallies which all political parties are organizing and so did is it that it is no demand of. you are aware that the united states the european union and the u.k. are sending badly needed medical equipment and supplies to india as we speak what has to happen inside india right now in order to get the situation under control. good deed new direction isn't program is going to run for from 1st off may have been the people evoke it group of it in would also be vaccinated now again days of wedding. 5 different prices of the acts of the same vaccine. manufacturers no doubt does something which is very very problematic that you have fight prices of the same commodity and some of the prices were definitely become not be affordable for the eco sick sense of this is safety as we all know in india the access to health care is marked by a social inequalities in social and economic inequalities and some of the some of the places of the vaccine that actually much h

was creative thinking and imagination on the bot of the government and the part of the election commission of india to try and say look this is an extraordinary situation we need to find some way in which we can do this that conversation was never happened so the super spread events yes each political rally from each party was responsible for what the spread of this virus but as the leader of the country with 74 percent popularity the country looks to you for leadership where was that leadership especially when you were not even wearing masks at massive rallies that balkanized in all these states and. we just heard from the mention of the us election campaign in fact if we look at prime minister modi's denialism and magical thinking it doesn't seem all that different from some of what we heard from former president donald trump in the us or from boris johnson prime minister in britain. but things have gone so much worse in india why is that. the thing numbered in here is that right now the government is looking for reasons to divert the mind of the people at the end of each. of these. is. meant. th

of the medical associations doctors were these had written have already written to the election commission of india drawing attention to these rallies and it's only belatedly find me the election commission orders for down limiting it to 500 persons as are you part congregation so here's the link here is that the government or the people the people who decide to go along to these rallies in advance. both certainly because the disaster management act is in force there's a very detailed standard operating procedure for various congregations whether you whether it's a reading that they whether it's cremation. how much how many seats for example can be occupied in a cinema hall on many seats can be filled up in a bus how many have to be emptied in a coffee and so on and so forth so there is not done to of these details of these procedures. what happened to lessons learned from the 1st wave and from so many other places that have had the 3rd or 4th waves this is only the 2nd wave and we're talking about the biggest rise in infections while wide. well the experience both from this pandemic in other count

lockdown which if you abuse the is completely contradictory so for institutions like the election commission of indiaincluding the state election commission it's very hard to resist to. the pressure of that state exert directly and indirectly imposing in effect the election of the electoral calendar mr vanier just very briefly you surprise that none of the political party leaders but that ban a genie or no and remoting and others have stepped up to the mark and said you know what enough is enough too much is happening across the country potentially west bengal could be a problem we're going to we're going to stop electioneering or we're asking people not to vote not right now something on those lines are you surprised they just kept silent. in in fairness. opposition party did scale down their campaign activities but it was too late to end in too late let's not forget that a month ago india as a whole was living in in a state of denial about the coming of a 2nd of a 2nd phase of a 2nd wave of corbett of course it was already a surge of cases in mash but it was deemed to be a market for a problem and

election commission has allowed this go ahead despite russ feingold's capital. registering a 50 percent positivity rate with 50 percent of people who are testing. leading to . high court saying that india's election commission has single handedly responsible for the 2nd wave of the coronavirus in india elections have been taking place not just in west bengal the other states over the past few months how much of a difference to the situation in india will be international aid that it's on its way to make. well it is incredibly important because there isn't a malcolm oxygen supply in india to look at the number of hospitalizations and the number of people needing oxygen and so tons of food in pounds and traces are now on their way from the u.s. the u.k. is also sending ventilators an oxygen concentrator the number of countries. have our. air force in the in random places transporting oxygen trying to transport it as quickly as it can but it's not fast enough to save lives because we are seeing people die because oxygen deliveries are late and health experts independent health experts say that the government should have used those months at the start of the year when cases were so low that

on monday them address high court in the southern city of chennai said india's election commission a single handedly responsible for the 2nd wave of the coronavirus elizabeth purana al-jazeera you daddy. neighboring bangladesh is closing its land border with india for 2 weeks in response to the outbreak of their bangladeshi nationals in india will be allowed to return home as long as they meet strict travel and quarantine rules as travel between the 2 countries is already suspended and has reported more than 740000 cases and at least 11000 deaths. and in pakistan their concerns the rising number of cases in india may spill across the border it's requested the help of its military to stop the spread of the virus before a nation wide lockdown becomes necessary from islamabad his command. august on is in the grip of a 3rd wave of the corona wire a spent demick it has already claimed over 17000 lives and there are over 88000 active cases according to some estimates there foghat standard nord a bill to control the strain it may have over $28000.00 deaths and the next 2 months and that of c

on monday the high court in the southern city of chennai said india's election commission is single handedly responsible for the 2nd wave of the coronavirus elizabeth purana al-jazeera new delhi there are concerns that the rising number of cases in india may spill across the border into pakistan the government there has requested the help of its military to stop the spread of the virus commodity has more from the capital islamabad on the latest measures. august on is in the grip of a 3rd wave of the corona wire a spent damage it has already claimed over 17000 lives and there are over 88000 active cases according to some estimates there pakistan and north able to control their strength it may have over 28000 dead send the next 2 months and out of call killed there danger of a more deadly wary and one that is creeping india cross into pakistan israel now the bug a tiny government has requested the military to come and help the civilian authorities under a constitutional clause they of course will be enforcing the s.o.p.'s ensuring that everybody wears a mosque and maintain social distancing bu

on monday the high court in this happens he of chennai said india's election commission is single handedly responsible for the 2nd wave of the coronavirus elizabeth piron an al-jazeera you daddy. a white house correspondent can be held at has more. under pressure from global governments to do more to help fight cope with dying team the united states is sending much needed medical supplies to india there are a number of areas that have are of great interest and are a great need to india at this point time oxygen is one of them at india's request we are exploring options to provide action and related supplies and we've identified u.s. commercial suppliers of friends of beer that are immediately available to help relieve the suffering of in $1000.00 patients in india we've identified rapid diagnostic testing supplies personal protective equipment and additional ventilators on monday u.s. president biden called india's prime minister modi to discuss how the 2 countries can work together to protect their populations although. india is experiencing one of the worst covert 19 outbreaks the world

on monday the address high court and this happens has he of chennai said india's election commission has single handedly responsible for the 2nd wave of the coronavirus elizabeth piron an al-jazeera you daddy. meanwhile the top indian health officials are urging people to wear masks inside their homes rick and i don't work if you that i would say that the time has come when we should start winning basques even inside our homes earlier we used to wear masks while going out of our homes but as infections are increasing and if anyone gets infected decide our homes than we should wear masks it will be very beneficial. u.s. president joe biden spoken to indian prime minister not on washington well running up to $16000000.00 doses of the astra zeneca vaccine after a month in criticism that the u.s. was hoarding them here's a white house correspondent can call hood. under pressure from global governments to do more to help take over dying team the united states is sending much needed medical supplies to india there are a number of areas that have are of great interest and are of great need t

on monday them address high court and this happens has he of chennai said india's election commission has single handedly responsible for the 2nd wave of the coronavirus elizabeth purana al-jazeera you daddy. now the u.s. says it will release up to $60000000.00 doses of the oxford astra zeneca vaccine to other countries after accusations of hoarding it follows a call between president joe biden and india's prime minister narendra modi promising u.s. assistance but it's not clear how many doses will be diverted to india to other news turkey's president is that the u.s. decision to label the mass killings of armenians during world war one is genocide is groundless the massacres in $1015.00 happened in the final years of the ottoman empire were shipped typer one says the u.s. is manipulating a historic tragedy. a court in iran has sentenced the british iranian aid worker nelson in zakari ratcliffe to another year in prison she was released in march after serving 5 years on charges of plotting against the government latest jail term comes from a new charge of spreading propaganda against

on monday them address high court in the southern city of chennai said india's election commission is single handedly responsible for the 2nd wave of the coronavirus elizabeth piron an al-jazeera you daddy. well u.s. president joe biden's spoken to the indian prime minister and the renter moti outlining how america will help the u.s. is also releasing up to 60000000 doses of the astra zeneca vaccine after mounting criticism that it was holding them while other countries went without a white house correspondent kimberly hunter's. under pressure from global governments to do more to help fight covert 19 the united states is sending much needed medical supplies to india there are a number of areas that have are of great interest and are a great need to india at this point time oxygen is one of them at india's request we are exploring options to provide action and related supplies and we've identified u.s. commercial suppliers of friends of beer that are immediately available to help relieve the suffering of a $1000.00 patients in india they've identified rapid diagnostic testing supplies

on monday the high court in the southern city of chennai said india's election commission has single handedly responsible for the 2nd wave of the coronavirus elizabeth purana al-jazeera new daddy joining us from new delhi is rajiv dusk attachment of the center of social medicine and community health at j.n.u. many thanks for speaking to us here on al-jazeera let me 1st touch on something we saw there in elizabeth's package you were a community health doctor the fact that millions of people are still turning out. to elect a regional leaders today in the state of west bengal how damaging is that to the situation we're seeing in india in terms of covered. well as we know the election commission has been trying to enforce the standard operating procedures but it's been an uphill task if we talk or person well what's worrying all of us from our lead at this point is a 20 percent plus positivity rate and that that that really implies that it did in the ascending phase of the 2nd wave and these as these activities are certainly going to have a role in the transmission so what do you think is

on monday them address high court and this happens he of chennai said india's election commission is single handedly responsible for the 2nd wave of the coronavirus elizabeth piron an al-jazeera you daddy. well meanwhile the top indian health officials are urging people to even wear masks while inside their homes to prevent the virus from spreading further. their work if you that i would say that the time has come where we should start wanting to be asked even inside our homes earlier we used to wear masks while going out of our homes but doesn't infections are increasing and if anyone gets infected decide our homes when we should wear masks it will be very beneficial. and u.s. president joe biden spoken to indian prime minister narendra modi washington is going to release up to $16000000.00 doses of the us to zeneca vaccine after mounting criticism that it was hoarding them while other countries suffer here's our white house correspondent kimberly hawkins. under pressure from global governments to do more to help take over dying team the united states is sending much needed medical s

on monday them address high court and this happens he of chennai said india's election commission a single handedly responsible for the 2nd wave of the coronavirus elizabeth piron an al-jazeera you daddy. so indian health officials are increasingly warning about the need for precautions they're really urging people people to wear their masks inside their own homes to prevent the virus from spreading further. if you that i would say that the time has come where we should start one of the masks even inside our homes earlier we used to wear masks while going out of our homes but doesn't infections are increasing and if anyone gets infected decide our homes when we should wear masks it will be very beneficial. now u.s. president joe biden spoken to the indian prime minister narendra modi to outline how america is and will help the u.s. and also releasing up to $60000000.00 doses of the astra zeneca vaccine after mounting criticism that it was hoarding them while other countries suffer more from the white house correspondent camille. under pressure from global governments to do more to help tak

states with a madrassa high court saying india's election commission on monday saying that the election commission is single handedly responsible for the 2nd wave of the coronavirus in india for allowing such large gatherings to go ahead and list mentioned that despite the surge in section numbers more than 8000000 people in west bengal in an assembly election today the 7th phase of polls began in the eastern states on monday well then 14000 cases and 59 deaths were reported on saturday. president biden says that the u.s. will help india just as it helped america through its worst moments of the outbreak is chief medical advisor dr anthony found she spoke to a.b.c. news as the white house announced that it will immediately send medical and protective gear as well as war materials for producing vaccines there's discussions about really ramping up what we can do on the ground oxygen supplies drugs tests p p as well as taking a look in the intermediate and long run about how we can get vaccines to these individuals both immediately now as well as in the situation where you help them to be able to essentially make vaccines themselves more for mount a

4 states with a madrassa coach saying india's election commission on monday saying that the election commission is single handedly responsible for the 2nd wave of the coronavirus in india for allowing such large gatherings to go ahead and list tell us more about this occurrence of cracking down on social media news website news website reports that a critical of its handling of the situation. well look the case is going up in india as much as they have over the last few weeks there has also been growing criticism of the government's handling of the outbreak why it allows such large political and religious gatherings to go ahead why prime minister that in the world he himself up until one week ago was addressing thousands of people without a mosque at election rallies saying these are the biggest crowds i've ever seen celebrating the crowds and so this all of this criticism was also on social media the hash tag modi made disaster was trending on twitter leading to the government asking twitter to take down dozens of accounts for criticizing the government's handling to have said that has said that they have withheld these accounts meaning that t

country for handed in the west bengal election have lost their lives a high court of the southern city of chennai said the election commission is responsible for india's surge in cases because it's allowed such large elections to go ahead over the past few months but they say that because western goal is. near the end that it has to finish for today the last day but we have local council elections taking place also in the state of total today should the largest say and this is happening despite for much criticism not just from india but also internationally the world health organization earlier this week said that the large gatherings will see even in the past few months are also responsible for the sewage of cases current virus restrictions are being relaxed in the netherlands about health workers say the country's still facing a diet situation with hospitals warning they'll soon have to refuse treatment for the critically ill. or some tricked. for many this was a moment to savor at exactly midday people all over the netherlands flocked to outdoor terraces to toast the easing of frustrations they are now allowed to open in the afternoon until 6 pm al

country for handed it in the west bengal election have lost their lives a high court or the southern city of chennai said the election commission is responsible for india's surge in cases because it's allowed such large elections to go ahead over the past few months but they say that because western goal is near the end that it has to finish today the last day but we have local council elections taking place also in the state of the 30 day should the largest say and this is happening despite so much criticism not just from india but also internationally the world health organization earlier this week said that the large gatherings will see them over the past few months are also responsible for the surge of cases but elections are very very important to this b j p government especially west end goal which they have where they have never be in power. this thank you very much for the elizabeth random is our correspondent in india. i won week down is being imposed in the past kathmandu valley on thursday amid a sudden rise in you covered 1000 cases the palace been reporting up to 4000 cases in the past week its highest search since assad of the pandemic heal

on monday them address high court in the southern city of chennai said india's election commission has single handedly responsible for the 2nd wave of the coronavirus elizabeth piron of al-jazeera new delhi the european union is suing the pharmaceutical company astra zeneca after delays in the delivery of covert $900.00 vaccines it's accused the company of breaching its contract to supply enough doses for the block astra zeneca says the legal action is without marriage and that it has complied with the angry men agreement turkey's president has officially responded to the u.s. decision to recognize the mass killing of armenians as genocide or chip tie up at one says the u.s. is groundlessly exploiting past tragedies which has upset turkey and damage relations massacres occurred in $915.00 during the final years of the ottoman empire. the british uranian aid worker nazneen zakaria ratcliffe has been sentenced to another year in jail by an iranian court she was found guilty of spreading propaganda against the iranian government she'd been previously jailed for 5 years on charges of plott

on monday them address high court in the southern city of chennai said india's election commission is single handedly responsible for the 2nd wave of the coronavirus elizabeth piron an al-jazeera you daddy. white house correspondent kimberly help it has more on why the u.s. is releasing millions of doses of the astra zeneca vaccine the u.s. is sending the astra zeneca vaccines and we should point out there not even a use in the united states and that's why there was pressure given the fact that 53 percent or more of the u.s. population now has been vaccinated with the dirt of the pfizer even the johnson and johnson vaccine there were real questions about why the stockpile was just sitting there when other countries particularly india right now are in crisis so responding to that global pressure the white house announcing that it will be releasing this vaccine and we should point out that given the fact that it hasn't been approved in the united states it is going to be going through a strict quality control procedure are processed through the food and drug administration but again thi

of our crack. india the world's farmers in january. health minister declared the pandemic was approaching. the elections commission gave the go ahead for elections in 5 states with a combined 180000000 voters. in the form of political rallies have since been attracting huge crowds. and. show the prime minister. i. value about it there have been no. religion safety protocols followed the peace rallies. horror stories emerging gradually over the prime minister was shamed by the opposition into suspending his future rallies the whole minister mr ahmed shah has been seeing a lot of pot and connection with them disease enlarging the rosedale in the in the near. by the sea in the voice and the news knowledge gatherings not really with the danger seems to me singing. and the brains of the need to share. it was too little too late but what the indians witnessed during the hindu festival was even more alarming strongs of hindu majority of them without masks descending on the ganges river day after day initially not much was made of that in the media. did eventually change. the coverage with what we saw in march of last yea

monday them madras high court in a southern city said india's election commission has single -- is single-handedly responsible for the second wave of the coronavirus. >> our white house correspondent has more. kimberly: under pressure from global governments to do more to the united states is sending much needed medical supplies to india. >> there are number of areas that are of great interest and are of great need to india at this point in time. oxygen is one of them. at india's request, we're provided oxygen and related supplies. we have identified u.s. commercial suppliers that are immediately available to help relieve the suffering of covid-19 patients in india. we have identified rapid diagnostic testing supplies, personal protective equipment, and additional ventilators. >> on monday, you president biden called india's prime minister modi to discuss how the two countries can work together to protect their populations. india is experiencing one of the worst covid-19 outbreaks the world has ever seen. and oxygen supplies are short. the u.s. and other developed nations have been under criticism for stockpiling vaccine doses whil

them address high court and this happens who have chennai said india's election commission has single handedly responsible for the 2nd wave of the coronavirus elizabeth purana al-jazeera new delhi. neighboring bangladesh is closing its land border with india for 2 weeks in response to the outbreak there on that as she nationals in india will be allowed to return home as long as they meet strict travel and quarantine rules and travel between the 2 countries is already suspended bangladesh has reported more than 740 cases and at least 11000 deaths and in pakistan that concerns the rising number of cases in india may spell across the border it's requests for the help of its military to stop the spread of the virus before a nationwide lockdown becomes necessary from islamabad has come or higher. august on edge in the grip of a 3rd wave of the corona wire a spent demick it had already claimed over 17000 lives and there are over 88000 active cases according to some estimates there pakistan and north a bill to control their strength it may have over 28000 beds and the next 2 months and out of call killed or danger of a more deadly

day running india today recorded more than 300000 new infections and there are now questions of culpability who is responsible the high court today pointed to the country's election commission for holding political rallies amid a pandemic one judge saying you should all be charged with murder i bring call from berlin this is the day. and the situation in india is beyond breaking believe it would be please my funded thank you for that and then all of them that it's an accident is a viable today but what if it's not some moral. purity what we need in the getting is a solution and also in some places. we are working hard on finding ways to get oxygen production facilities that what a strike will be do is we provide an initial 500 known and by shifting to why does 1000000 surgical masks to present thanks america's steadfast ongoing support for the people of india the aim is to provide the support that the indians need that there are really. also coming up a ursula fund a lawyer a news european commission president and she's a woman 2 weeks ago she visited the turkish president after the men in the room had taken their seats madam president was left standing and speechless today

day running india today recorded more than 300000 new infections and there are now questions of culpability who is responsible a high court today pointed to the country's election commission for holding political rallies amid a pandemic one judge saying you should all be charged with murder i brink off in berlin this is the day. and the situation in india is beyond breaking believe me please michael get it thank you for that and that introduction is a viable today but what if it's not tomorrow. what we need immediate peace a solution oxygen supply that's. caught on finding ways to get oxygen production facilities that what a struggle to do is were bought and initial 500 known and by shifting to why does 1000000 surgical masks the president placed in america's steadfast ongoing support for the people of india the aim is to provide the support that the indians need that there are many really. also coming up a ursula fund a lawyer and is european commission president and she's a woman 2 weeks ago she visited the turkish president after the men in the room had taken their seats madam president was left standing and speechless today she broke her silence. there was no need for

yesterday not intimately the prime minister of india as the soup was made all of the gliders in the country the metro bus i court has called the election commission of n b i which allowed not in tune with which was in cuts but not in the modi 8 pre-selection as. the high court has said that the election commission should be charged with murder now that's a very very serious remark from what you can but you know you should be in india and that goes to prove that the cup meant no that's going to receive a backlash of distrust which is why it's trying to hide the numbers this is the reason why the health ministry of this country took a press conference just to tell people that the mortality rate is only 0.2 percent if that is the key is why is the government trying to delete information from social media why has it asked me to believe that speak about the number of deaths like i had the chief minister of the largest state in india you get it not asked for a distinguished people who talk about oxygen shortage of the number of deaths on social media this is a pattern oil there is a pattern or that the government does not want to review that the real n

india is actually in the middle of an election on top of all of this. overnight a court ordered new health precautions be put in place and says india's electoral commissionharges for spreading the virus. the commission has banned victory processions after results come in sunday. >>> the u.s. and uk are leading international efforts to help india cope with this voe vied crisis. an outbreak has killed two staff and sickened more than 100. hospitals are running out of oxygen and icu beds and the surge has forced families to wait in line to have the bodies of their loved ones cremated. vedika sud is on the ground in india. >> reporter: these raging fires will continue all day and through the evening, the surge in cases have been so much that there is a waiting really for these bodies to be put on the pile by family members. there is a queue outside just waiting for the final rights to end for a family member who has died of covid-19. body after body being brought into this crematorium in india's national capital new delhi that has seen a huge surge not only in cases but fatalities as well. family members pulling out bodies such as this one from ambulances li

day running india today recorded more than 300000 new infections and there are now questions of culpability who is responsible the high court today pointed to the country's election commission for holding political rallies amid a pandemic one judge saying you should all be charged with murder i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. and the situation in india is beyond breaking believe it me my vomited thanks for that and that the next of kin is a viable today but what if it's not some aren't. getting what they need to me get this commission an oxygen supply. we are working hard on finding ways to get oxygen production facilities that what a struggle to get was required and initial 500 not invited into what i do is 1000000 surgical masks to present thanks america's steadfast ongoing support for the people of india and the aim is to provide the support that the indians need that there are think really. also coming up a ursula fund a lawyer and it is european commission president and she's a woman 2 weeks ago she visited the turkish president after the men in the room had taken their seats madam president was left standing and speechless today. there was no need for subtitles

day running india today recorded more than 300000 new infections and there are now questions of culpability who is responsible a high court today pointed to the country's election commission for holding political rallies amid a pandemic one judge saying you should all be charged with murder i'm broke off in berlin this is the day. and the situation in india is beyond breaking please really need my budget going forward and that's better exigent is a viable today but what if it's not some are other kids what we need immediate solution oxygen supply solution then. we are working hard on finding ways to get oxygen production facilities that what a stray we do is we were bought and in the 509 and by seed into what i do is 1000000 surgical masks to present thanks in america as steadfast ongoing support for the people of any athlete and game is to provide the support that the indians need that there are at me queerly. also coming up a ursula fund a lawyer and is european commission president and she's a woman 2 weeks ago she visited the turkish president after the men in the room had taken their seats madam president was left standing and speechless today she broke her silence.

india's health minister is acu state governments of fear mongering. which isn't carried a stone of granted the president sweeping new powers in a referendum the election commission is saying 79 percent of voters approved changes to the constitution with a 90 percent of polling stations counted it something new president said their job has been pushing for changes in the power to appoint judges and shrinks the country's parliament while allowing him to run again. 2 presidential hopefuls are facing off in the 2nd round of the election it pits 1st time run under is a rouse against 3 time candidates get more last so far it's the state of the economy that's dominating the political fight ecuador is hugely in debt partly because of the recent global oil price crash you see in human is in santiago. but it's houses a 36 year old upon a missed his the protege of rafael correa who was the man who launched what he called the citizens revolution in ecuador he governed for 10 years when he stepped down to his successor then veered off to the right and since then the economy has collapsed partly because of the foreign debt partly because of the drop in oil prices and some wou

in fact, a court in india yesterday has said that perhaps officials from the election commission should actually being brought up for murder given they allowed some ofce. certainly a great deal of anger spilling on. it isa it is a desperate situation. 0ur international viewers will be seeing a focus on india and its coronavirus crisis throughout the coming day, and there will be a special programme on the surge in cases, which will include first—hand reporting from our teams of correspondents. that's on bbc world news at 1500 gmt. let's get some of the day's other news: somalia's president, mohamed abdullahi farmajo, has backed down from his attempt to extend his tenure for two years and instead called for new presidential elections. civilians have been fleeing the capital, mogadishu, as violence between soldiers supporting and opposing him increased. there've have also been fears that al—shabaab islamist militants would exploit the security vacuum the bbc understands that at least three—quarters of the democratic unionists' members of the northern ireland assembly and half of their eight mps have signed a motion of no—confidence in their party lead