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In the recent past, I've learned from two extremely independent, and mentally strong women, that they have this inferiority complex/imposter's syndrome thanks to the people around them -- family and friends, well-meaning, and good people. 1/
#QuotableQuote
"An event cancelled is better than a life cancelled."
-- W.H.O. chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (urging people to postpone gatherings and holiday festivities because of the spread of the #OmicronVariant)
Today, towards the end of my shift, I video called the relatives of a patient who is not going to make it. We usually do that in my hospital if it’s something they want. This patient’s son asked for a few minutes of my time. He then sang a song for his dying mother.
While hospitals plead for life-saving oxygen and Covid-19 patients die in their thousands, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pushing ahead with a $1.8 billion parliamentary revamp -- including a new home for the country's leader. https://t.co/6FqMjPAe7Q
Thread: A practical list of things/checkboxes I've come up with from half a month of everyday battle with critical covid patients. Will keep updating.
1. Buy a pulse oxymeter (many hospitals are asking patients to get their own)
Just in: Prime Minister's new residence to be completed by Dec 22 including the SPG house, Vice President Enclave (May 22) as part of the the Central Vista plan as Centre grants the necessary environment clearances for the remaining buildings of the #CentralVista project.
Last night as breathless patients arrived seeking oxygen, the street outside a Sikh gurudwara (temple) resembled the emergency ward of a hospital, but crammed with cars not bed trolleys. Here is my story -
https://t.co/AlyyVYRAko @Reuters
‘People say sister, please save our loved one. They call us God. That makes us so emotional because there is only so much we can do’ Manjusha Mathew, a nurse in a #COVID19 emergency room told us
Asked a photographer chronicling the tragedy in Delhi about allegations their work amounted to 'death porn'.
'Grieving relatives of the dead come up and tell me at crematoria: Please shoot. You guys should show to India and the world what is going on,' he said. #COVID19India
Never imagined that I would be a witness to these scenes in my hometown. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to wreak havoc in New Delhi, India’s national capital. Pictures taken on 23.04.21. @Reuters#CovidIndia
"... the biggest challenges we face are not about science, they are about people."
Don't miss this simple yet beautiful interactive guide to #ClimateChange!
https://t.co/ohdAEK9MkR
Me and my husband got covid and have now recovered. We are left with one full strip of FabiFlu, a med given to patients with covid. If anyone needs it and not getting a pack, in Bengaluru, DM me. I don't know how to reach it to you but we can figure it out. #covid#medicine
Delhi curfew: Lockdown-like curbs in Delhi, essentials allowed; work from home mandatory for all private offices, only government offices to remain open
NDTV’s Shonakshi Chakravarty reports
#COVID19