With more than 37,000 infections and 1,200 deaths, Mumbai accounts for more than a fifth of India's total coronavirus tally and almost a quarter of all deaths.

There are no clear signs the situation is improving, with hundreds — if not thousands — testing positive each day.

Last week videos were uploaded to social media showing bodies lying on hospital beds next to living COVID-19 patients.

Not only were the hospitals struggling to keep up, but so too were the crematoriums and morgues.

For doctors and nurses grappling with the outbreak, it is just another sign of how the healthcare system has become overwhelmed.

Queues of sick people form outside public hospitals, waiting hours in the humid heat for a chance of admission.

One man, Ghanshyam Yadav, told the ABC he could not get admitted despite having papers showing he was COVID-19 positive.

"The nurses keep on saying 'come back after an hour', then two hours, then four hours," he said.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-01/mumbai-is-the-worlds-next-coronavirus-cat...


That seems to be what the conspiracy theorists aren't smart enough to understand. Where ever covid-19 runs rampant, hospital systems and morgues collapse under the strain.

The_Barnacle wrote on Jun 2^nd, 2020 at 4:17pm:



I find it really hard to believe these figures...the over crowding alone would account for many more....yet really India has flown under the radar....


very suss imo.

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aquascoot wrote on Jun 2^nd, 2020 at 4:53pm:


No........ it wasn't a false alarm ... the nurse tested positive.

And the fact that those tested in the Aged Care Facility where she worked tested negative was a lucky thing.

She not only went to work & drove to Blackwater, she visited the CQ University Library several times.

It has been damned fortunate that she didn't create another cluster or epicenter.

So all in all your so called false alarm was a good thing, but being prepared was also the right thing to do.

Baronvonrort wrote on Jun 2^nd, 2020 at 5:36pm:



has anyone seen a list of what the Indian Govt has done to make all this possible????... to me its been pretty quite when it comes to our Asian cousins....isnt WHO supposed to keep us all informed???

cods wrote on Jun 2^nd, 2020 at 6:12pm:


If nations like India, USA, China, Mexico dispersed the Wealth of the few among the many - then they would wind up being like Egalitarian Australia with  our hands in the Government Till singing like a Hillsong with our hands in the air

"We are all in it together."

Sing-a-long!


Wait till Britain turns from the USA and starts to 'steal' like a criminal, from Australia as the New Age

Gnads wrote on Jun 2^nd, 2020 at 5:53pm:


"...it wasn't a false alarm"??? A guy was found unresponsive in his home after he had been off sick for chest infections for months. The cause of death was associated with covid19. The fiance was tested for the virus and cleared. Her business was closed and disinfected in accordance to sanitary policy.

But now, not only does this fiance have to deal with the loss of her partner, she might even be facing financial ruin because of the "false alarm". We in CQ have actually been debating this for a few days now about this young lady's situation. If she is able to get back to work, it is not clear about whether her business will be profitable. That is, unless the community make an effort to support her with frequenting her establishment.

It is not a good idea to scare the public. But at least Rockhampton and Blackwater residents have been acting with common sense about this virus hysteria.

aquascoot wrote on Jun 2^nd, 2020 at 6:07pm:


A public apology has been issued.