India’s Covid nightmare: BBC News Review

An aggressive second wave of Covid is sweeping across India and hospitals are becoming overwhelmed – meaning they can’t cope. A new website was launched to allow adults to register for a vaccine, but demand was so high that it crashed. There is a delay in reporting the number of infections and deaths, so the true number may be much higher that thought. Neil and Catherine give you the vocabulary to talk about it. Related stories: Suez Canal: Delays continue - News Review Covid-19 vaccine - News Review Video chapters: 0:00​​​​​​​​​​​ - Introduction 0:20 - Story 2:15​​​​ - Headline 1: Covid-19 in India: Patients struggle at home as hospitals choke 5:37​​​ - Headline 2: China offered Covid aid to India while US dragged its feet, but Delhi isn’t that keen 8:18 - Headline 3: Is a new variant driving India’s coronavirus catastrop