Lauren Frayer
Stories
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Health
Modi Faces Anger, Criticism Over India's COVID-19 Crisis
Indians are angry. They can't get vaccines, hospital beds, or oxygen, and Prome Minister M Modi hasn't addressed the nation in weeks. How will India's COVID-19 collapse affect him?
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Health
Why Is India Running Out Of Oxygen?
Hospitals don't have enough oxygen for patients on ventilators. There are delivery bottlenecks. Families are sometimes told to get their own supplies. Health experts say it didn't have to be this way.
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India Crosses 20 Million COVID-19 Cases As Critical Shortages Worsen
In just the past week, India has seen its COVID-19 cases jump by 2,646,526 — a figure that, if it stood alone, would make India the 14th worst-hit nation in the world.
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The Latest On Vaccine-Strapped India COVID-19 Crisis
India has expanded eligibility for vaccination to everyone over the age of 18. But the country does not have enough vaccines for everyone, amid a record-setting spike in the number of new cases.
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India Is Counting Thousands of Daily COVID Deaths. How Many Is It Missing?
Scientists, funeral directors and survivors say the real numbers of infections and deaths in India may be many times more than the reported figures.
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World
As India's COVID-19 Cases Rise, Americans Are Encouraged To Leave
The number of new COVID-19 cases in India has hit another record. Now the State Department is urging Americans to leave.
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World
Oxygen Rationing, Test Shortages: India Caught Unprepared In COVID-19 Crisis
India's health system is collapsing under a record surge of coronavirus cases. Hospitals are overloaded and experiencing widespread dearth of life-saving equipment and medicines.
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Health
How India Went From A Ray Of Hope To A World Record For Most COVID Cases In A Day
India's COVID-19 caseload plummeted to record lows in February. Now a startling spike is causing health systems — and possibly law and order — to break down. What went wrong?
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Health
COVID-19 Is Now Spreading Fastest In India — Pushing Its Health System Near Collapse
India is now where the coronavirus is spreading fastest. With shortages of hospital beds, oxygen and vaccines, the country's health system is near collapse.
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Health
Is India Running Out Of Vaccine Doses?
India is the world's largest vaccine producer. But hundreds of its clinics have closed after running out of vaccine — just as the country sees a new spike in infections.