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NEW DELHI — On 24 March 2020, India announced its first Covid lockdown, just as the world stood on the brink of a global pandemic that would claim millions of lives.India's already fragile healthcare system collapsed under the pandemic's weight.The WHO estimated over 4.7 million Covid deaths in India — nearly 10 times the official count — but the government rejected the figure, citing flaws in the methodology.Five years later, BBC India journalists reflect on their experiences recounting how, at times, they became part of the story they were covering.
'Oxygen, oxygen, can you get me oxygen?'
Soutik Biswas, BBC NewsIt was the summer of 2021.I woke up to the frantic voice of a school teacher. Her 46-year-old husband had been battling Covid in a Delhi hospital, where...
March 25, 2025
Journalists recall horrors of India's Covid lockdown
March 25, 2025
China frees staff of US consultancy firm after two years
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Man swallowed by Seoul sinkhole found dead
March 25, 2025
'Record' payout for world's longest-serving death row inmate
March 24, 2025
South Korea top court reinstates prime minister suspended over martial law turmoil
March 21, 2025
Taliban frees US man held in Afghanistan for two years
March 20, 2025
China executed four Canadians for drug crimes
March 20, 2025
Malaysia green-lights new MH370 search in Indian Ocean
March 20, 2025
UK ex-minister Tulip Siddiq attacks Bangladesh authoriites over 'false' corruption allegations
March 20, 2025
Reprieve for Afghan women students facing forced return after US aid cuts
