【明報專訊】The COVID-19 pandemic in India has become a disaster. Over the past week, more than 300,000 people have been diagnosed with the virus every day, and thousands of people have lost their lives daily. With dead bodies piled high like mountains, this is a humanitarian disaster for India. For the whole world, it is also a major warning sign. In the first four months of this year, the number of people who died from the pandemic in the world is equivalent to two-thirds of last year's total. With the explosion of cases in India and the spread of variants with multiple mutations, the global pandemic has hit an inflection point. As things could take a dramatic turn for the worse in the coming months, Hong Kong must remain absolutely vigilant. The unequal distribution of vaccines means that India is facing a shortage of vaccines for saving its people even though it is a major vaccine manufacturer.