Hello and welcome. The indian prime minister, narendra modi, says his country has proved the doubters wrong when it comes to handling the coronavirus pandemic. But while things are improving in big cities like mumbai and delhi, rural areas are struggling to cope. The overall trend is worrying. Almost 350,000 new cases have been reported across the country over the past week. This graph from Johns Hopkins University Shows the growth in daily cases since the start of the year. Many Health Experts in india are concerned about how steep that curve is becoming. The total number of cases now stands at almost 1. 4 million. More than 32,000 people are known to have died. And in the countryside, they dont have enough resources or the right facilities to treat infected patients. 0ur correspondent Yogita Limaye sent this report. And a warning, some parts of it are distressing. Covid 19 has reached rural india, where hospitals are oftenjust buildings with no staff or equipment. Bring oxygen, a wom
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Remembering a civil rights icon. Don lewiss funeral in the us capitol. The first black lawmaker to be honoured there. John lawmaker to be honoured there. John lewis. Hello to you. The head of the World Health Organization has said that covid 19 is easily the most severe Global Health emergency the organisation has ever declared stop the head said he would reconvene at the whos said he would reconvene at the whos Emergency Committee this week to review its assessment of the pandemic. At least 16 million cases of the virus have been reported worldwide since it is was declared an emergency in january. It is was declared an emergency in january. This is the sixth timea in january. This is the sixth time a Global Health emergency has been declared under the International Health regulations, but its easily most severe. And the pandemic continues to accelerate. In the past six weeks, the total number of cases has roughly doubled. I got more on this just now from a professor at the World Healt