Asia

Modi Faces Anger, Criticism Over India's COVID-19 Crisis

7:39am May 07, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

Indians are angry. They can't get vaccines, hospital beds, or oxygen, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi hasn't addressed the nation on TV in weeks. How will India's COVID-19 collapse affect him?

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Morning News Brief

7:03am May 07, 2021

Florida Gov. DeSantis signed a strict new voting law. Indians are not happy with Modi as the COVID-19 crisis grows. And, advocates criticize Biden's immigration plans.

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New Zealand Minister for COVID-19 Response Chris Hipkins looks on during a news conference at Parliament last month where he and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced plans for a quarantine-free "travel bubble" between New Zealand and Australia.

New Zealand Pauses 'Travel Bubble' With Australia Amid Coronavirus Outbreak In Sydney

12:27pm May 06, 2021

by Scott Neuman

Less than three weeks after launching quarantine-free travel between the two countries, New Zealand is suspending flights from Australia after new cases were found there.

COVID-19 patients in the emergency ward of an unidentified hospital on Monday in New Delhi. Dr. Sumit Ray, a hospital critical care chief in the city, says India's health care system is collapsing.

Doctor In India: Emergency Room Is So Crowded, 'It's Nearly Impossible To Walk'

12:21pm May 06, 2021

by Steve Inskeep

Dr. Sumit Ray, critical care chief at a New Delhi hospital, is on the front lines of India's growing COVID-19 crisis. "As a system in different parts of the country, we have collapsed," he says.

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The last Olympic torch relay runner for the Osaka leg concludes the event in Suita, north of Osaka, western Japan, last month.

Pfizer To Vaccinate Olympic Athletes As Japan Mulls Extending Pandemic Restrictions

11:33am May 06, 2021

by Scott Neuman

With the Tokyo Games weeks away, the pharmaceutical company and its German partner, BioNTech, have agreed to donate the necessary doses.

A patient breathes with the help of oxygen provided at a tent installed at a gurdwara, a place of worship for Sikhs, in Ghaziabad, India, on May 2.

Health & Safety

Why Is India Running Out Of Oxygen?

5:59pm May 05, 2021

Hospitals don't have enough oxygen for patients on ventilators. There are delivery bottlenecks. Families are sometimes told to get their own supplies. Health experts say it didn't have to be this way.

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Death Toll Rises As Protests In Myanmar Continue

4:29pm May 05, 2021

by Michael Sullivan

It's been three months since Myanmar's military seized control. The number of civilians killed protesting the takeover has risen to over 750, and neither side is showing any willingness to compromise.

Tents of mountaineers are pictured Monday at the Everest Base Camp in Nepal.

COVID-19 Reaches Mount Everest As Nepal Struggles With Record Infections

1:07pm May 05, 2021

by Scott Neuman

Climbers are reporting an outbreak at Everest Base Camp in Nepal, where hundreds of climbers assemble as they prepare for summiting the world's tallest peak.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a news conference with India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar following a bilateral meeting in London on Monday during the G-7 foreign ministers meeting.

World News

India G-7 Delegation Forced To Self-Isolate After Positive Coronavirus Tests

10:19am May 05, 2021

Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and his entourage at the gathering in the United Kingdom will attend meetings virtually after two members of the delegation reportedly tested positive.

As U.S. COVID-19 Cases Drop, India Experiences A Crisis

6:18am May 05, 2021

by Quil Lawrence

India's count of COVID-19 cases has passed 20 million. Indian Americans are sounding the alarm that the surge demands global attention, and are raising money to help send supplies and aid to India.

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