Twelve Indian ministers, including the health chief, resigned Wednesday following a catastrophic surge in Covid-19 cases earlier this year.
The resignations form part of a major cabinet reshuffle and expansion by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of seven state elections in 2022.
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, 66, came in for particular criticism during the spike in infections in April and May blamed on new virus variants and lax restrictions.
The health service was under severe pressure in many areas with hospitals running out of beds, medical oxygen and drugs.
Weeks before Vardhan had said that India was “in the end-game” of the pandemic.
India’s official death toll has exploded from 160,000 at the end of March to more than 400,000 now. Many experts suspect the true toll is several times higher.
Source: Dailymail
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