25 May 2021

India Covid-19 deaths surpass 300,000

From Midday Report, 12:46 pm on 25 May 2021

India has become the third country to hit at least 300,000 recorded deaths from Covid-19. The country - which has been the epicentre of the pandemic since early April - has seen a decline in new, daily cases since a peak of 400,000 earlier this month. But it is far from out of the woods. RNZ's India correspondent Rebecca Bundhun speaks to Max Towle.