India s Covid-19 escape route is closing
30 Apr, 2021 02:49 AM
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A mass cremation site in New Delhi, India. Photo / Atul Loke, The New York Times
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By: Sameer Yasir, Shashank Bengali and Rick Gladstone India is the world s leading producer of vaccines, but over the past week it has also been the global leader in Covid-19 deaths, and it is not at all clear that the country can vaccinate itself out of the crisis.
The answer to that question is a matter of urgent interest in India, where a second wave of infection has left a tableau of death and despair, but it may also have big implications for other countries battling the pandemic.
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