India's capital, Delhi, is battling a winter surge in Covid-19 cases as temperatures plummet and air pollution rises to dangerous levels.
Doctors in the Indian capital Delhi have told the BBC they’re fearful of a medical emergency, as covid cases rise rapidly in the city.
As the country enters it’s festival season with millions marking religious occasions such the hindu festival of Diwali, markets have been packed, and social distancing has been lax. India already has the second highest number of Covid cases in the world, but a relatively low death rate.
So far, the country’s Prime Minister has ruled out a second lockdown. The BBC’s South Asia Correspondent Rajini Vaidyanathan reports
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Doctors in the Indian capital Delhi have told the BBC they’re fearful of a medical emergency, as covid cases rise rapidly in the city.
As the country enters it’s festival season with millions marking religious occasions such the hindu festival of Diwali, markets have been packed, and social distancing has been lax. India already has the second highest number of Covid cases in the world, but a relatively low death rate.
So far, the country’s Prime Minister has ruled out a second lockdown. The BBC’s South Asia Correspondent Rajini Vaidyanathan reports
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