The COVID-19 Crisis in India
Medicine & Public Health
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1h 28m
In the past weeks, India’s COVID-19 crisis has taken a dramatic turn. India has reported more than 17.6 million cases since the beginning of the pandemic and more than 350,000 new cases early this week. Deaths are on the rise and, experts fear that the numbers might underrepresent the real numbers due to underreporting. During this hour, our panel will help us make sense of the current situation in India and uncover the actions that we can take to slow the spread and expedite services to India right now. Visit jhu.edu/hopkinsathome to learn more.
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