CNN’s Clarissa Ward Explains the ‘Absolutely Haunting’ Covid Crisis in India CNN’s Clarissa Ward has reported from some of the world’s most dangerous war zones. Now, as one of three CNN reporters filing stories from the front lines of the coronavirus crisis in India, Ward spoke with Mediaite about what she has seen on the ground. Ward, who has been reporting from Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, said that while the situation is different from weapons-heavy conflict zones, the scenes she saw in there and in Delhi are “every bit as frightening” as anything she’s witnessed. “We’ve all seen the statistics about what’s happening in India, but it’s really only when you’re on the ground, and you see the heartache, and the suffering, and the privation, and the shortages of everything from oxygen to beds to drugs to doctors, that you realize this is truly a crisis of epic proportions,” Ward told Mediaite about the time she spent in Uttar Pradesh, which has a population of around 200 million (India’s total population is estimated at 1.4 billion). “I can honestly say I’ve never seen scenes in a hospital like this,” Ward said. “It looks closer to what you would imagine in the aftermath of a natural disaster.” Ward and her CNN team spent time in a Covid ward that normally has a capacity for 50 people, but was holding more than 110. They witnessed the death of one woman whose sons had been “desperately trying to resuscitate her.” “I don’t think I will ever get the sound of their wails out of my mind,” Ward said. “It’s absolutely haunting and harrowing to see these levels of suffering. And it’s frankly also a little infuriating to see how mishandled the situation has been.” Check out the rest of this fascinating and gripping interview, from Mediaite's Marisa Sarnoff In Other News... • Joe and Jill Biden Visit with Some Comically Edgy 5th-Graders Who Took Assignment to a Very Dark Place • Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Trump for Roasting Mitt Romney in a MEMO: 'We'll Make Sure to Fax it' to Him • NBA Commissioner Defends League’s Relationship With China: ‘We Have to Build Close Relationships’ • RATINGS: Split Wins for Fox News in Friday Ratings • HALL: Why Has Fox News Completely Ignored Trump and Liz Cheney's Battle Over 'The Big Lie'? 6.5.0 |