S1E68: India's worsening Covid crisis: Asian Insider Ep 69
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Asian Insider Ep 69: India\'s worsening Covid crisis
\\n18:04 mins
\\nSynopsis: Each month, The Straits Times\' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week\'s global talking points with expert guests.
\\nThe new Covid-19 variants in India preyed on a complacent government and population, as ST\'s India correspondent Rohini Mohan and Ashoka University Professor Gautam Menon, explain on Asian Insider.
\\nThey discuss the following points:
\\n1. Bangalore in lockdown after spike in infections (3:34)
\\n2. Complacency set in after the first wave peaked in 2020 (6:47)
\\n3. Official data vs real numbers ‘not fooling anyone’ (9:55)
\\n4. Role of media in focus as India battles deadly second wave (13:09)
\\nProduced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) & ST Video team
\\nEdited by: ST Video team and Aleemah Basirah
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