“We’ll either contract #Covid here or get a sunstroke,” said Lillian D’souza, 76, her face lined with anguish.
Newslaundry spent four hours at the #BKC #Jumbofacility on Wednesday, where 8,000 people were vaccinated that day, according to its dean Dr Rajesh Dere. We witnessed scenes of confusion and pandemonium, including a near-stampede situation as people waiting for hours under the blazing sun pushed through barricades to enter the facility.
Read the full report: https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/05/06/a-near-stampede-how-mumbais-biggest-vaccination-centre-was-overwhelmed
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