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Why are Covid cases in India soaring? - BBC Newsnight

Many have criticised the Indian government for allowing Kumbh Mela – a two-month long religious festival – to go ahead amid a raging pandemic, as new cases top 200,000 a day. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog India now has the second highest number of coronavirus cases in the world - behind the US which has a smaller population. More than 14 million people are affected and there are reports that a new variant is on the rise which some fear could be more virulent. Many have criticised the Indian government for allowing Kumbh Mela – a two-month long religious festival – to go ahead amid a raging pandemic. Newsnight’s Sima Kotecha reports. Katie Razzall is joined by Professor Srinath Reddy President of the Public Health Foundation of India. #Newsnight #BBCNews Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight Twitter:   / bbcnewsnight   Facebook:   / bbcnewsnight