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Study suggests Delhi Covid deaths could be double the official figures
Evidence mounts that India has been dramatically under-reporting fatalities.
There is growing evidence that India has been dramatically under-reporting its Covid fatalities. One report from Dehli suggests figures from crematoria could be double the official government statistics.
Also in the programme: A Myanmar rebel group has captured and destroyed an army post close to the border with Thailand; and how language development in young children has been impacted by the pandemic.
Image: Funeral pyres in a park in Delhi. Credit: Getty Images.
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