It was because we had a different variant, in Kent, which most likely originated from the other side of the channel.
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[QUOTE=John2;39777455]It funny how we can see things in other countries but fail to recognise them of our own.
Your concern here seems to be that poor governance has led to India being the epicenter of a global pandemic.
Guess what, incompetence (late into lockdown compared to our European neighbours) led to Britain being the center of the pandemic at one point.
Yet inexplicably this country is so misinformed it seems to be voting for more of the same. We are on a terrifying downard spiral and people are just oblivious or in denial.
I'm a bit cynical of the motivations for international aid. Ironically I think a lot of the people who complain about it also love to boast of Britain's status on the global stage. I think if we cut off the aid to countries like India they might be quite suprised at the hit that to our influence and status.
A few years ago I spent a few months backpacking India and I went to Varanassi in Uttar Pradesh. Witnessing them burn the bodies on the riverbanks of the ganges is quite an extraordinary sight. You encounter families gathered around the bodies of their deceased loved ones in the narrow streets saying final farewells before their journey to the river. Such a radically different culture.[/ we are so misinformed we’re voting for more of the same? You’re not a labour mp are you?.
I don't think you're a berk so I simply believe you are dishonest. Read the NYT, The Week and a whole host of reputable media sources and they all conclude that the Indian government is (quote) "massively under-reporting" cases and that Indian medics state that reported cases are (quote) a "fraction" of the real number.
I don't often agree with John but he's right to pull you up on this. So far as I am aware there is not a single shred of evidence to support your assertion. Experts are unanimous in suggesting the variant probably mutated from the original strain within the body of a person in the Canterbury area who was immunosuppressed probably due to AIDS or cancer. By contrast, the Indian variant has been imported by people visiting India, almost certainly British Hindus attending religious festivals.